The 1936 Auburn 852 Speedster was the follow-up to the famous 851 Speedster. The 852 Speedster was a variant of the Auburn Eight, and featured a 4.5L supercharged or naturally aspirated inline eight engine as well as the famous boattail speedster body style. Production of the 852 Speedster, and Auburn cars in general ended in 1936 before the company folded in 1937.