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Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum

#Auburn #Cord #Duesenberg #Automotive Museum #1930's #2020's

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Deco Doings - September, 2022

Deco Doings – September, 2022

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#1939-1940 New York World&039;s Fair #Art Deco Society of California #Art Deco Society of New York #Art Deco Society of Washington #Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum #Cincinnati Art Museum #Joseph Urban #Montreal #Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art #New York Adventure Club #New York Historical Society #Radio City Music Hall #Winold Reiss

[automotiveamerican]

Restoration Begins on Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum's Historic Building - Daniel Strohl @Hemmings

In the works for more than seven years now, the restoration of the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum’s building began earlier this month as roofing crews began stripping away the old membrane roof that leaks steadily with every rain storm and snow melt. “Once they finish, we’re looking forward to having an official retirement ceremony for the buckets we’ve been using to catch the leaks,” said…

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#Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum #Restoration

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Auburn Museum - August 2022 While at the FROG rally this year, we toured the Auburn, Cord, Duesenberg Museum in Auburn, Indiana. All three cars were built there until the crash of the 1930s and the rise of assembly line cars. These ten images give a good representation of the many cars displayed there. MWM

#indiana #auburn in #auburn #cord #auburn cord duesenberg museum #duesenberg

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1948 Tasco - Prototype

Taken at the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum - August 2023

A group of investors wanted to build a suitable American sports car for a European type racing event to be held at Watkins Glen, New York. Gordon Buehrig was part of the group of investors, and he also performed the design work. He oversaw the production of this single prototype vehicle. The aluminum body was built by the Derham Body Company of Rosemont, Pennsylvania. It was the first car in the world with a T-top roof, an idea that Gordon Buehrig patented. He later sued General Motors for infringement when the 1968 Corvette came out with a T-top roof. The front fenders of the Tasco are made of fiberglass and the roof panels are Plexiglas. The name Tasco stands for “The American Sports Car Company”. SPECIFICATIONS Model: Prototype Wheelbase: 110 inches Engine: Mercury V-8 Transmission: Three speed manual Displacement: 239 cubic inches Horsepower: 150

#1948 #tasco #prototype #acd museum

[anonymousboxcar]

TTTE/RWS Headcanon: Caroline’s Pen Pal

I don’t have any in-universe justification for my thought processes here. All I can say is that I like the idea of Caroline being a long-term pen pal of a 1920s American car.

The car in question is a Duesenberg Model A named Evanora, who worked for a Hollywood starlet. Evanora accompanied said starlet on a vacation to Sodor. There, she was offloaded from a ship so the actress could drive her favorite car around the Sudrian countryside.

It was on these drives that Evanora and Caroline met. Caroline was initially wary; the starlet’s speedy driving and Evanora’s opulent design soured her first impression. But later, Evanora apologized for the recklessness. She proved to be soft-spoken, genuine, and graceful. This disarmed and even charmed Caroline.

Over several conversations, Caroline liked hearing about Hollywood and its big personalities, and grew to respect Evanora’s patience and adaptability. Evanora in turn enjoyed the perspective of a slower, quieter life. And she appreciated Caroline’s willingness to speak her (opinionated) mind.

When the vacation ended, the two agreed to keep in touch. They sent letters to each other for decades. Caroline told Evanora how she was slowing down, how she came to be the cricket club’s car. Evanora told her about the ever-changing Hollywood and the other actors she drove over the years.

They helped each other out, too. When Caroline needed repairs the cricket club couldn’t afford — even after pooling their funds and taking donations — Evanora’s next letter showed up with a check enclosed.

Caroline, embarrassed, tried to refuse the money. Evanora wouldn’t have it.

( “This may be terribly selfish of me,” she wrote, “but I don’t want to lose my friend. Your cricket club doesn’t want to lose you either. Consider the impact losing you would have on us, darling. Consider accepting the money for our sakes if not your own.

“Also, I can’t take the money back even if I wanted to. My driver signed that check. I wish you the best of luck at reaching him on his indefinite vacation in Alaska, at my recommendation.”)

Touched and humbled, Caroline accepted the check, but not without vowing to one day repay Evanora.

That day came in the 1980s. By then, Evanora’s current driver was too old to drive anymore. And any potential new drivers didn’t want her to be a daily driver anymore; they saw her as a collector’s item to hoard in a sterile garage.

Evanora developed a taste for the quiet life in her correspondence with Caroline, but she wanted to be outside, to move. So she took another page out of Caroline’s book and advocated for herself.

Unfortunately, nobody would listen in Hollywood. She considered the Auburn Cord Duesenburg Museum in Indiana, but she would be on static display, fawned over by hundreds of people. And she was tired of the celebrity lifestyle.

Caroline stayed appraised of all these things through their letters. As it happened, she’d appeared by this point in The Railway Series and Thomas the Tank Engine. These were opportunities she took on with Evanora’s advice and industry knowledge in mind — a small taste of the “fast lane” that she found enjoyable. There were also royalties and paychecks in the hands of her generous, loyal cricket club.

In her next letter to Evanora, Caroline enclosed an ocean liner ticket for Sodor.

Thrilled, Evanora beat back the last aggressive offers from collectors before her voyage across the Atlantic. By the time she arrived, Caroline also set her up with an assisted living home, where older folks going into town could get there in nostalgic comfort and style. It was a slower-paced life in a place where she wasn’t known as a rare car, but would still be appreciated and fulfilled.

(“Are you sure this is what—”

“It’s what she wants. I know it,” Caroline told the cricket player.)

When they reunited, Caroline could’ve fussed about the things that didn’t go right — delayed timetables, muddy roads, etc. — but she didn’t. She only expressed her delight and gratitude at seeing her dear friend again. And Evanora did the same, deciding to take this new phase of friendship and life one wheel-turn at a time.

(Bonus: Elizabeth is intensely jealous of Evanora. Evanora is oblivious and thinks it’s all friendly rivalry. Caroline fluctuates between scolding and reassuring Elizabeth that she isn’t trying to replace her.)

#ttte #rws #ttte headcanon #rws headcanon #ttte oc #rws oc #evanora the duesenburg (oc) #my oc #my headcanons #ttte caroline #ttte elizabeth #apologies if I don’t have Caroline’s character quite right yet

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Duesenberg. - source Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum.

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1935 Auburn 851 Supercharged - Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum. Auburn IN.

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#my photo #photography #black and white #b&w picture #vintage cars #antique car #original photography #my stuff #original photographers

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Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum

The museum is located in the original 1930s national headquarters of the legendary Auburn Automobile Company and is a National Historic Landmark. Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum, a place where automotive history comes to life.

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The Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum. Where the World’s Finest Cars of Yesterday Live Today!  

The Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum offers over 120 cars on exhibit on three levels, nine automotive themed galleries allow the visitor to experience everything from classic cars (as defined by the Classic Car Club of America), to Indiana built cars, to racing and engineering themed exhibits and the original Auburn Automobile Company showroom and company offices.

Preservation

Pushing the limits on maintaining the Auburn Automobile Company in its original and existing state, as a public service.

Excellence

Be recognized for excellence in its collection, exhibitions, educational programs and other activities and through the professionalism and leadership demonstrated by its board, director, staff, and volunteers.

Experiential

The ideal benchmark in providing inspiration and information, using its brand to differentiate its collection, archival findings, and the building itself.

#auburncordduesenbergmuseum #auburncordduesenberg #auburncord #duesenberg #museum #automotive #history #vintage #classic #car #automobile #collectible #exhibition #tour #visit #learn #experience #family #fun 

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My 1971 Schwinn Paramount at the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum during its “Classic Bicycles Auburn” vintage bicycle show.  Lugged steel...all original.  Awarded “Best Original Paint” at the show.

#classicbicyclesauburn #acdmuseum #vintage steel #Schwinn Paramount

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#ac cobra #ford #V8 #carrol shelby #auburn #cord #duesenberg #acd museum #auburn indiana

[ajl1963]

Deco Doings - February, 2023

Winter by William Welsh, 1931. Image from Pinterest. New York Adventure Club Italian Futurism, Part II: Embracing Modern Sport, Flight, & War (On Line Event)      Friday, February 3, 2023 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM (EST)   New York Adventure Club The Golden Age of Luxury Ocean Liners (On Line Event)      Tuesday, February 7, 2023 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM (EST)   Chicago Art Deco Society Feeding the Art Deco…

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#1939-1940 New York World&039;s Fair #20th Century Cincinnati #Art Deco Festival - Napier #Art Deco Society of New York #Art Deco Trust #Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum #Chicago Art Deco Society #Mid-Century Modern Show #National Jazz Museum in Harlem #New York Adventure Club #Paul Revere Williams

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Video: See a Million Dollar Barn Find Duesenberg Model J Start Up After Almost 60 Years - Tara Hurlin @Hemmings

This 1931 Duesenberg Model J, worth around $1,000,000, was reportedly hidden from the public for around over 60 years and locked in a building since 1967. Chad Ehrlich, Host of the Nobody’s Show on YouTube, headed to the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum to get the scoop for a video series that carries “Million Dollar Barn Find” in the title.

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#Auburn Cord Duesenberg #Duesenberg #Duesenberg Model J Start Up #Hemmings #Nobody’s Show #Tara Hurlin #YouTube

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1913 Imp. Tandem seating & belt drive.

#imp #auburn #cord #duesenberg #acd museum #auburn indiana #cars #museum #classic car

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1930 Duesenberg Model J Convertible Sedan by Murphy

2015 Auburn-Cord-Duesenberg Automotive Museum

#1930 #Duesenberg #Model J #Auburn-Cord-Duesenberg Museum