Red paint for Auburn Speedster

Chris has great taste. The Nicky Wright photo to which he refers is my "Moonshadow", taken between 1974 and 1984 when it resided at the ACD Museum. (I bought it in 1984.) This shot was taken on a back road near Auburn. It is memorable because photos of Cords with the headlights on seem to be rare, and Nicky caught just the right time of day for lights and car to both be visible. (A consummate pro was he.) This photo was the reason for my naming the car what I did.

There is also the 1929 color Navajo Red, a color spec is available from the ACD Museum. I think the optional red color (Custom) was advertised in 1934 in fortune Magazine. But I am new to the Auburn club, so don't take my word.

Great-looking car all the same, and a good photo. Reminds me of the Nicky Wright photo in the lobby of the ACD Museum, with a Cord sedan with its headlights up and lit in a cornfield.

My Auburn is a little darker red.



I love this car, and it's alot more fun than buying mutual funds, bonds and other boring "investments".

Mark

That's EXACTLY the color I like.

It doesn't photograph well though. The car above looks like an ad for the Citrus Growers' Association.

Hy Auburn-enthusiasts

I`ve got a notion that red colored Auburn Speedster look pretty

All of them--even better. Thanks.

The color on my favorite Speedster was called Target Red, or so it was claimed. About the same shade as a Ferrari.

Chris: Auburn-Cord Color schedule Ditz-Lac Intermix System

1935 Auburn Colors

Black LE-30VV Desdemona Blue IM-1383
Storm King Green IM-510 Swiss Green IM-608
Empress Beige IM-798 Burnt Rust IM-1152
Palm Beach Tan IM-1053 Neptune Blue IM-61
Delray Grey IM-1454 Caramel Beige IM-488
Sandeen IM-876 Britannica Beige IM-749

1936 Auburn Colors

Cadet Grey Polychromatic IM-1671 Powder Blue IM-1669
Cigarette Cream IM-1664 Redwood Beige IM-1673
Cool Orchard Green IM-1670 Rich Maroon IM-1666
Ganges Green IM-1672 Thrush Brown Dark IM-1668
Palm Beach Tan IM-1665 Thrush Brown Light IM-1667

These are the only colors listed. The customer could choose any other color at an extra cost. (Casino Red IM-536, for example)
I actually saw an unrestored speedster with Cool Orchard Green. Not my first choice!

Hope this helps. Mark

I've always liked red paint on the 1935 and '36 speedsters.

Was there a factory red offered for these cars? If so, what was it called and what was the coordinating interior color?

(I know I've got a paint option chart somewhere in my boxes of old ACD NL back issues, but asking on here is faster than digging through them.)