Auburn 8-Eighty-Eight Sedan

The Auburn 8-Eighty-Eight sedan is an automobile that was manufactured by Auburn of Auburn, Indiana. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

1925 8-Eighty-Eight sedan

Auburn 8-Eighty-Eight Sedan specifications (1926 data)

• Color – Blue or moleskin two-tone lacquer
• Seating Capacity – Five
• Wheelbase – 129 inches = 3276 mm ^[5]
• Wheels – Wood wheels standard
• Tires – 30” x 5.77” balloon
• Service Brakes – Contracting on rear wheels; expanding on front wheels
• Emergency Brakes – Contracting on propeller shaft
• Engine – Eight-cylinder, vertical, cast en bloc, 3-1/8 x 4-1/4 inches; head removable; valves inside; H.P. 31.25, N.A.C.C. rating
• Lubrication – Full force feed – regulated to opening and closing of throttle, not by speed of motor
• Crankshaft – Five bearing
• Radiator – Cellular
• Cooling – Water pump
• Ignition – Storage battery
• Starting System – Two Unit
• Voltage – Six
• Wiring System – Single
• Gasoline System – Vacuum
• Clutch – Long clutch
• Transmission – Selective sliding
• Gear Changes – 3 forward, 1 reverse
• Drive – Spiral bevel
• Rear Springs – Semi-elliptic
• Rear Axle – Semi-floating
• Steering Gear – Cam and lever; variable ratio

Standard equipment

New car price included the following items:

• tools
• jack
• speedometer
• ammeter
• electric horn
• demountable rims
• cowl ventilator
• headlight dimmer
• closed cars have heater and dome light

Optional equipment

The following was available at an extra cost:

• Spoke wheels

Prices

New car prices were available F.O.B. factory plus tax on the following models:

• Five Passenger Sedan - $1795
• Five Passenger Four Door Brougham - $1595
• Six Passenger Roadster - $1495

See also

• Auburn Automobile

References

1. "1928 Auburn 8-88 technical and mechanical specifications". conceptcarz.com. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
2. "8-88 | Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum". automobilemuseum.pastperfectonline.com. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
3. "26 Auburn 8-Eighty Eight 4dr. Sedan | Auburn car, Classy cars, Classic cars". Pinterest. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
4. www.bibliopolis.com. "Vintage Car Advert. 1926 Color Auburn 8-88 Brougham Automobile Ad with Tareyton Cigarette on rear on Blind Horse Books". Blind Horse Books. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
5. "Wheelbase 8-88 (1926)". Auburn (1926). 1926-01-01. Retrieved 2025-05-10.

Source: Slauson, H. W.; Howard Greene (1926). ""Leading American Motor Cars"". Everyman's Guide to Motor Efficiency. New York: Leslie-Judge Company.