Because enough is never quite enough, especially when it comes to great cars, here’s another photo gallery from the gathering of Auburns, Cords, and Duesenbergs in Auburn, Indiana this past weekend.
As an event, the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Festival has been around long enough to become a cherished institution in the collector car world—and for some, a family tradition. In many clans, there are two and even three generations of gearheads who always know where they’ll be on Labor Day weekend: in Auburn.
As MCG reported in part one of its 2012 coverage, the ACD Festival includes an entire slate of activities. To learn more and start planning your visit in 2013 or beyond, you can consult the official ACD Festival website.
Meanwhile, enjoy these cars from the most recent gathering at Eckhart Park. Can you identify a personal favorite from among these classics? Is it one of the impeccably styled coffin-nose Cords? A sporty supercharged Auburn? A regal Duesenberg?
when i was 18 years old i took my girl friend for a spin in my employer`s Cord ,i missed the dashboard warning. “do not select 1st or reverse gear with the vehicle in motion.such is life. A far bigger disaster was when the local spiv spent a small fortune restoring the body work on a Cord and then sent it to the local auto electrician, is son took his girl friend for a spin, with dramatic consequences, the gearbox finished up in a million pieces spread over the road,the cheer that went up as we sat out side the country pub was deafening.
I know that the Model J is the iconic model for a Duesenberg, but Peter Heydon’s X is truly fascinating and extremely rare. I believe only thirteen Model X Duesenbergs were ever made.
I am surprised to hear there were that many. It’s completely understandable that the glory would go to the J, but these earlier models were engineering marvels.