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I made a few mistakes doing cuts and pastes to the AACA site and a lot of photos were lost in updating verses doing a proper file attachment download through use of the download tab, otherwise it would probably have been the finest collection of ACD photos out there in any spot. Eventually, the goal is to collect them and load onto this site when a storage spot/"data dump"/etc. for them becomes better available.
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I paid my dues and got my card a couple months ago...
Is there some clandestine initiation or grueling hazing I need to undergo to be official?
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And so you should be!!!
That is a fine looking car.
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Where people get into problems is "penny pinching" or they expect junk to be restored to perfection (you need a pretty nice wheel to start with to chrome/re-chrome) and for example Duesenberg owners have been know to have problems via restoring their wire wheels multiple times and expecting perfection to win at shows (ie you cannot grind the rims down to nothing, re-plate time and time again, and ...). Also, replacement rims and reproduction lock rings (and sometimes whole reproduction wheels) over time have unfortunately had metallurgy issues too.
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The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten.
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Sidenote: Randy keeps a data base of serial numbers and is an incredible source of information about a cars history - always worth shooting him a quick note when buying an expensive car.
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The luggage trunk is period correct, but not what I would consider a style generally accepted for an Auburn of era.
The seats were not pleated like that, they were pleated, but also had a bolster. Strikes me as a few other misplaced seams, but also that needs your homework. And, I do believe vinyl on door panels and leather on seats and door pockets is correct.
We did not have any exposed top snaps either and we had a chrome in welt bead up the C-Pillar.
I am not sure a numbers matching engine is as critical on a 31-33 Phaeton, but certainly is on a 1935-36 open car or a boattail speedster of any year, but obviously if it has one then all the better.
Also, do your homework as to if a correct carburetor or not - sorry it has been too long and had the right one so I never paid attention much, but you want the right thing.
Car is not pinstriped yet.
Overall - VERY NICE AUTOMOBILE and great "LOOKS"
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mikespeed35 wrote: All bets are off if it is new data plate.
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Mike I agree and disagree at the same time with this statement. If the seller can show you the original data plate but they have a new plate on the car. I see nothing wrong with that.. But you make a great point. A new data plate would cause me to suspect something too. I keep my Cord data plate far away with my car as its being restored. To my best knowledge only two club members have ever seen it.That would be Henry Portz and Randy Ema. Both were here looking at my car some time back. I traded Henry parts for parts.Now I wish I had those traded parts back.... That was nearly 40 years ago. Randy was just curious and I appreciate that...
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As a youth I took this photo in the '70s when my father took me to visit Randy Ema in Oxnard. My father, Doug Craig, loved Auburn 12s and through my childhood had hung on to a couple of rusted hulks and a myriad of parts.
Nostalgia has now prompted me to obtain a 1931-1933 Auburn, and I would appreciate any advice. Most recently I'm looking to bid on the '31 phaeton at Lucky Car Auction in WA the end of this month.
Does anyone see anything about this car in particular that would significantly affect its value? Thank you in advance, and I hope to meet some of you at the West Coast meet.
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