Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum . . .

Today I trucked myself over to the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum in Auburn IN. It isn't far, Auburn is in the next county west of where I live.

Back in the 70's they restored the building that was used to design and build the Cords, Auburns and Duesenburgs and turned it into a museum.

It is a very nice building. They save a lot of the art deco details that was popular in the 20's and 30's. Several offices and the design studio has been preserved. And of course there are the cars. It isn't limited to Auburns, Cords and Duesenburgs.

I took over 300 photos. Many of them are doubles and I used different settings to reach that total. It'll take some time to sort through them. It wasn't easy taking decent photos. Hard to get a decent angle on the cars and the lighting isn't the best for picture taking.

This is a 1929 Duesenburg Model J. Elvis Presley drove it in the movie, Spin Out. He liked it so much that he tried to buy it, but it wasn't for sale at any price.

These cars very high dollar, luxury cars of the 20's & 30's. Most of the prices were 5 figures and sometimes went to 6. That was a lot of money for that time period. The depression didn't affect the company. They actually grew during the 30's.

Did you know that the first front wheel cars were built in Auburn during the 30's?

The National Automotive and Truck Museum is next door. It has new cars and trucks. Saw a '75 Bricklin. Back then I thought is was a pretty neat car. Don't think I've heard about the Bricklin since then.

Then I spotted this . . .

What does it remind you of . . . Yeah, it looks an awful like the SMART car . . . the car I love to hate. Makes me want to tip them over. For the record this is a 1980 Comuta. Made somewhere in Europe. That's exactly what the sign said.

This is a '52 Crosley station wagon. It's smaller than my MINI. It was made by the same company that made the Crosley refrigerators. Crosley made a lot of stuff back then.

Crosley was known for their propellers on the front grill. It turned in the wind. Their idea of a 'fun car' to drive, I guess . . .

The National Military History Center and the Kruse Automotive & Carriage Museum in Aburn also, but I will wait for another day to visit them. They don't allow cameras.