Founded in 1902, the Auburn Automobile Company got its start making single-cylinder runabouts. E.L. Cord gained control of the company in 1924, adding Duesenberg in 1926 and Cord in 1929 to the product line. A victim of the Great Depression, Auburn ceased production in 1936, followed by Cord and Duesenberg in 1937. Lycoming engines, an Auburn subsidiary, survives to this day. The first eight cylinder Auburn was launched in 1925, it was named the 8-88 in 1926, the Speedster 115 was introduced in 1929 and the 125 in 1930. This car, the 851 was introduced in 1931, Gordon Buehrig designed this car along with the Cord 810. In 1936 it became the 852, identical to the earlier models with the exception of the 852 on its radiator grille! Engine; 4.5-litre supercharged, although unblown engine were also available.