Sorry but this one has been Sold -
Gorgeous Glenn Pray 866 Speedster in a wonderful color combination
of Wimbledon White over Red Leather interior! Showing only 21,000
original miles, this time capsule remains in terrific, all original
condition! Powered by a 460ci V8 and automatic transmission, with
power steering, power brakes, and air conditioning! A fine
collectible and future investment!!
The original Auburn Automobile Company closed its doors in 1937,
with the balance of the factory parts and inventory being sold off
to Dallas Winslow, a purchaser of companies that filed bankruptcy.
Mr. Winslow would continue to sell these Auburn parts from the
original Auburn, Indiana administration building to restorers and
Auburn enthusiasts keeping these wonderful cars on the road. Fast
forward to 1960 when an Oklahoma school teacher, and longtime Auburn
& Cord restorer, by the name of Glenn Pray would purchase the newly
maned Auburn Cord Duesenberg Co. from Dallas Winslow and move all
the remaining inventory to Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. Glenn Pray would
quickly begin reproducing high-quality Auburn Boattail 852
Speedsters replicas using an authentic, original Boattail body as
his basis, molds were generated to exacting standards. Ford Motor
Company would supply the convertible chassis, as well as the big
block engine, transmission, and rear axle assembly. Pray's original
Auburn prototype was created in 1966, and tested for nearly 40,000
miles while being shown throughout 1967. With only minor tweaks
necessary, they were finally offered for public sale in 1968 and
continued to be built for collectors thru 1981. Today, Glenn Pray
Auburn 866 Speedsters are well-respected as being some of the finest
Second Generation examples and accepted in the Auburn Cord
Duesenberg Club tours and club events.
We are very proud to have the opportunity to offer this 1976 Auburn
866 Boattail Speedster by Glenn Pray. Finished in original Wimbledon
White over Red Leather interior, with matching red wire wheels &
body pinstripe. Options include 460ci-4bbl V8 engine, C6 automatic
transmission, power steering, power disc brakes, air conditioning,
dual Unity spot lights, yellow fog lamps, Stewart Warner
instrumentation, 15” wire spoke wheels, Coker Classic 225/75R15
radial whitewall tires, air horns, AM/FM/Cassette radio, reverse
lights, and more!
This example was recently acquired from the previous Florida owner
of the past 8 years with just 21,384 miles on the odometer! It
retains all original paint and interior upholstery showing only mild
aging and typical signs of use. We feel this is a remarkably well
kept unit that continues to impress all who see it firsthand! Even
the under hood presentation is very clean with factory fresh
presentation. One can see the passion in Glenn Pray's vision to
reproduce such a beautiful automobile down to unique details that
were important. The brass body tag lists the manufacture as the
Auburn-Cord-Duesenberg Company in Broken Arrow, OK with brass screws
all facing the same direction. This being production unit #166. The
dual exhaust ports from each side of the engine remain functional
like the original supercharged models of the 1930's, along with a
locking golf bag side door! A full size spare tire hides behind the
front passenger compartment, along with a beautiful fitting Tan
Stayfast cloth soft top and side curtains. This example will come
with two sets of keys, a fresh service, and clean title with model
year production listed as 1976. Act quickly on this one! Glenn Pray
Auburns do not come on the market very often.
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