The Auburn, Cord, and Duesenberg Museum is the historical heart of Auburn, Indiana. It is housed inside the original Auburn Automobile Company Administration Building. This art deco structure was finished in 1929 only 8 years before the company closed its doors. The company operated from 1900 to 1937, producing cars with some of the cutting edge technology of the day (superchargers, hydraulic brakes, front wheel drive, etc). But they were better known for building beautiful cars that appealed to the rich and famous. Many of the cars produced cost as much as 10 times more than the typical car of the day.
The cars were truly amazing to look at, like this recreation of the 1931 Cord which was built for the Paris Automobile Show. The car was bought, at the show, by actress Jean Harlow’s husband. 1931 also saw the completion of the Empire State Building and the Dick Tracy crime fighter cartoon first appeared in Chicago newspapers.
This 1930 Duesenberg had a 265 horsepower straight eight-cylinder engine. There were 5 Duesenbergs entered in the Indianapolis 500 in 1930, with the best finish being fifth.
This 1933 Auburn Cabriolet had a 100 horsepower straight eight engine and sold for $1,045 (these were the low end models). There were only 4,843 Auburn Cabriolets produced that year, down from the all time high for Auburn of 32,301 autos in 1931. This was the last year for this style. This was also the year that Franklin D. Roosevelt was inaugurated and declared “We have nothing to fear but fear itself.”.
And here is an out of focus picture of a hood ornament. I think this shows that occasionally even a mistake can turn out okay. I see grace, sleekness, and speed all at the same time. However, you may disagree and call it an out of focus screw-up, if you like.
The cars were truly amazing to look at, like this recreation of the 1931 Cord which was built for the Paris Automobile Show. The car was bought, at the show, by actress Jean Harlow’s husband. 1931 also saw the completion of the Empire State Building and the Dick Tracy crime fighter cartoon first appeared in Chicago newspapers.
This 1930 Duesenberg had a 265 horsepower straight eight-cylinder engine. There were 5 Duesenbergs entered in the Indianapolis 500 in 1930, with the best finish being fifth.
This 1933 Auburn Cabriolet had a 100 horsepower straight eight engine and sold for $1,045 (these were the low end models). There were only 4,843 Auburn Cabriolets produced that year, down from the all time high for Auburn of 32,301 autos in 1931. This was the last year for this style. This was also the year that Franklin D. Roosevelt was inaugurated and declared “We have nothing to fear but fear itself.”.
And here is an out of focus picture of a hood ornament. I think this shows that occasionally even a mistake can turn out okay. I see grace, sleekness, and speed all at the same time. However, you may disagree and call it an out of focus screw-up, if you like.
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