A few years
ago, I drove down from Chicago to Auburn, Indiana, to visit the Auburn,
Cord, Duesenberg Museum. I had one of those cheap disposable
cameras, and made the mistake of getting them developed at Wal Mart, so
the print quality on these was awful, compounded by the fact that they
printed them on a non-glossy paper... If you ever find
yourself in Indiana, make it a point to visit this magnificent museum.
They also have the National Automobile and Truck Museum of the United
States (NATMUS) in their backyard... It's a great way to spend a day. |
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Here's one of the star
attractions at the ACD Museum. It's the famous 1966 Duesenberg
prototype... |
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Here's
the 1966 Duesenberg prototype in full view... |
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Downstairs, in the front window is this fabulous 1935 Auburn Boattail
Speedster, on a revolving stand... |
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Here's
an early Gordon Beuhrig design study, for his 1948 Tasco... Buehrig
patented his design for the T-Top style roof design, which would appear
commonly on American cars some 30 years later... |
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Here's
the actual 1948 Tasco that Buehrig built... |
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Here is
a 1936 or 1937 Cord styling study in clay... |
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This is
another one of Buehrig's 1936/1937 Cord styling studies... |
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The
thumbnail may not look like much, but look CAREFULLY at the enlarged view
of this photo. It's the original blueprint for the fabulous 1937
Cord Phaeton... |
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In the
main showroom, you'll see this early 30's Model J Duesenberg... I don't
remember who the coachbuilder was on this one... |
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The restroom... |
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Ceiling
detail in the showroom.... |
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