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Auburn Speedster, Bohman & Schwartz?
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The Serial Number is 33515E
Motor Number GH 4781
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I have decided after 30 years of ownership to put my unique and special 851 Auburn Supercharged Boattail speedster up for auction at Bonhams Bond Street sale 7th December 2019. This unique vehicle comes with a very glamorous Hollywood history and also unique coach work by Bohman & Schwartz.
Please see link below:
www.bonhams.com/auctions/25502/preview_l...ist&length=12&page=1
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Nice to be back here.
On the 21st of March this year it will be 30 years since i bought the Speedster on my 28 Birthday in Denver Colorado from David R Kerr a lovely Gentleman.
It was one of several rare Automobiles i bough that day from David.
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Thank you Roger for the introduction.
I was a member back in the late 80’s and early 90’s
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By the by, I do own the Philippines car - 32910E. now in pretty good order.
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Thank you for that info, helped clarify a bunch of things.
My friend found some other photos of the car, one is when it was painted white infront of sunset tower hotel. The other is the work completed but the car painted in a dark color with an earlier California plate than the other pics, timeline from the original article I posted is definitely a bit mixed up.
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Hope this will enable further scholarship/research on all aspects of this topic. Have a pleasant Sunday, Jack Richards #1080 at Chesterfield, Missouri.
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I looked up the Hutton part as I was trying to find more info, the magazine article definitely has all of the Hutton story mixed up. My take on it is:
• Barbara Hutton and Prince Alexis D’Viani, of Georgian descent, married in 1933. Depending on the source between March and May of 1935 they were well separated, divorced and she was remarried to another guy. In August 1935, Alexis died in Spain driving a Rolls Royce which Hutton bought him two years earlier.
• The only evidence I could find of anything going to B&S connected with Hutton is a Duesenberg in 1933 which she bought for Alexis’ brother, Serge. Serge also died in 1935 from a polo accident.
• The Auburn Hutton supposedly purchased was originally red with an alligator interior. Can find no evidence of it at all except mentions in random stories, but sounds like a game telephone spun out of control.
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Even if it wasn’t B&S still solid work, would like to see the other works that shop have done.
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Someone sent me this old article about an Auburn Speedster custom coachwork by Bohman and Schwartz. Besides this article, I can't find any other info about this car. I've been looking for additional pictures or record that this was built by B&S, if it was from B&S I would think this is one of their more unique works.
Does anyone know anything about this car? If it's not from Bohman any idea who would have done this work?
Thank you for the help, much appreciated.
1935 Auburn Boattail Speedster 851 supercharged
Originally owned by Barbara Hutton. In 1937 sold to Alan Gordon and at that time customized by Bohman and Schwartz.
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