GLM announces 1935 Auburn 851 Supercharged Phaeton Cabriolet

Today, I just saw the announcement on their Facebook page. I have to go through the Archive books I have to see what color patterns are accurate. I know they are prototypes but the shape of the down tops is a bit weird.

Randy, are you also seeing these on their Facebook page?

I saw these as well. I know the red one has one car in that color at the least. I'm guessing the yellow and black probably are as well. I will probably get three of them, the red and yellow & black closed versions only.

According to the Auto Color Library the only accurate colors would be Black with Silver belt trim and Vermillion red with no belt trim as a re-run of 1934. The yellow seems to be pure fantasy.

All those GLM Auburns look superb ! What a great choice for a subject and they each look like jewels. Choosing just one color and configuration would be nearly impossible ....although there is a solution to that problem, lol !

I'm wondering if some of the more expensive cars many have been ordered done in unique color combinations for wealthy owners back in the 1930s?  These color combos displayed are stunning; especially the yellow version.

Posted by: @jack-dodds

I'm wondering if some of the more expensive cars many have been ordered done in unique color combinations for wealthy owners back in the 1930s?  These color combos displayed are stunning; especially the yellow version.

I would think that also would be quite possible and very valid reality. Certainly, definitive negative pronouncements are risky and not especially helpful, as I see it.

Certainly yellow was available on the 851 roadster, as evidenced by this car from the ACD museum.

I seem to recall reading years ago that sometimes the wealthy would special order these high end cars done with an "individual touch"....a status symbol of sorts I suppose.

Posted by: @mikedetorrice

All those GLM Auburns look superb ! What a great choice for a subject and they each look like jewels. Choosing just one color and configuration would be nearly impossible ....although there is a solution to that problem, lol !

This is true Mike but robbing a bank is much harder than it used to be years ago.

@jack-dodds Yellow top up for me.

Posted by: @bob-jackman

@jack-dodds Yellow top up for me.

Yeah it really is stunning; I especially like the mild color contrast of the top on the 1:1 example.

@mg-harv Here is the color chart with the belt colors.

Here is also another reference for original 1935 colors.

https://paintref.com/cgi-bin/colorcodedisplay.cgi?year=1935&manuf=Auburn