Auburn 12 as Prize

This footage seems to be a number of years I think I saw a 1935 6cyl cabriolet in white. Possibley a Salon 12 speedster dark a 810 phaeton a salon phaeton a 1932 12 speedster and a 1935 speedster. R

Hello. Chas Cord was ELs youngest and only surviving son, who later managed the Pan Pacific. Randy

Just going through more of Director Cliff Henderson's National Air Races archives and spotted this interesting Auburn bit. The Goodrich Company published a large (newspaper size) Special news and photo edition of "The Silvertown News," for the 1932 National Air Races, with news and photos of just about every event on the Aug.27-Sept. 5th schedule. One mention is that "E.L. Cord has given the Auburn 12 Custom roadster as one of the prizes in the $10,000 (1932 Dollars!) Cord Cup Race, Transcontinental Sweepstakes Air Drby for men and women."

Interestingly, none other than a Washington Cord DEALER, ( Chet Warrington) made a seven minute film of those air races, and the Cord can be seen at aprox. 1:55 (and paused for viewing, of course.) *MORE interesting is that "the white Cord" he says was the prize, is quite a bit different, than the Auburn 12 Custom roadster shown in the Sivertown news, as the prize.. <!-- s:? --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_confused.gif" alt="" title="Confused" /><!-- s:? -->

www.chet-aero.com/national-air-race.php

The entrants/competitors from each coast (Wash D.C. and Los Angeles, were schedule to arrive for this prize on Saturday Nov. 27 between 2:30 PM and 2:50 P.M.

Another question arose, when I was going through Henderson's detailed address book, (full of famous history-maker names)and came across, the entry: "Chas. Cord M.M. at Pan Pacific Auditorium." Was he a Cord relative (likely). Henderson used dozens of Cords, and Auburns, especially during the air races, as V.I.P. and parade cars, Cliff and his brother, Phil, had the Pan-Pacific Auditorium built in 1935, and continued to manage it through WWII, even after EL, Cord bought it, before the war.