Cords, Auburns and Deusenbergs

Yeah, our little town was over run by about 45 of them, only one Duesenberg but they were on a tour and stopped by for the weekend, they were amazing, I got a bunch of pics, and will have to learn how to use one of the hosting services, once I work that out I will post them up.

I talked to one of the owners, he had his hood up, that supercharged straight eight was amazing, more metal in the engine block than in 6 modern Hyundais.

Steve

I have read about the A-C-D Museum in Auburn....I haven't had a chance to visit it yet.

Front wheel drive at its finest.

I visited the museum once while passing through Indiana. It was pretty cool. Superzied old car like that are not really my thing the you must respect the artwork that they represent.

http://www.automobilemuseum.org/Pages/default.aspx

I went to that museum once with my dad. There was also a big parade downtown in Auburn that coinsided with a huge car auction by Kruse. They are some pretty awesome cars.

A guy in town built a pretty sweet '37 Cord street rod. He actually got a lot of the parts from the salvage yard I work for. It's got a TPI SBC, Jaguar rear suspension, and he redid the fenders so they turn with the wheels. It's pretty trick. http://www.sportscarmarket.com/Profiles/2004/October/American/

We had the BFG Cen Div Solo II Awards there once. They gave us run of the museum. The upstairs design rooms are just like they were. Very much worth the trip to see!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Visiting the A-C-D museum is a must if you're ever in the area. Very cool place.

I have been to the A-C-D museum once, very cool. Those cars have such a presence, and the D machines are still fast if you could get soemone to get one one the road.

Behind that place is another museum, I forget the name of it, that has a bunch of muscle cars and such.

Definitely worth a visit if you're in the area. I was able to hit the ACD museum AND the Indy museum on my trip to Indiana. Car guy overload!

ACD is the Best i've ever been too. I could have spent days there. The people who work there know there stuff too, if they don't they will go get the person who does. Wish i had had more time.

Did anyone catch Jay Leno on HD theater this past weekend resucing a "Duese" Oh I lust after one.

I'd love to work in Jay's shop. I got to meet him as a kid when i worked a a Kaw dealer in summervile mass one sumer as a "uncrater / sanitary tech" He bought a cop cycle.

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I went to a wedding reception that was held in the ACD museum. Very cool. It was the same time as Kruse, so it was like a car heaven.

These were all privately owned cars and each was being driven on the tour, on that note I will be at Kruse this weekend for the auction

For anyone who has been to the ACD Museum, you need to get to the Gilmore Museum in Hickory Corners ,Michigan. It's home to the Antique Car Club of America and has a great collection of big cars from the twenties, thirties, etc. Lots of other stuff, including muscle cars. It's a wonderful place to spend a day in the summer or fall. Cars are housed in several nicely converted barns.There's also a refurbished railway car diner (that serves meals) and a nice old service station on the property. I'd highly recommend it.

Auburn, Indiana is such a nice town too. Allow time just to soak up the small town atmosphere.

Keep in mind these are AMERICAN designed and built cars. Many of these American cars innovative, well designed, built to last, be serviced and re-built.

Before the Europeans were building cars in any volume, these American car manufactures were creating the finest cars in the world.

Sadly, folks who remember these cars from back in the day are dying...leaving their treasured cars behind to a generation that might not completely understand or appreciate them.

While the current generation of middle age car folks might be into Detroit Muscle cars now that some of these individuals have come into the finical means to relive their youth. Those who have the means should consider adopting any of these American treasures and preserve them for future generations. These cars are a significant part of American history and culture.

Link as promised

http://s869.photobucket.com/albums/ab256/aussiesmg/

did you know that Duesenberg was OHC ,, 4 valves per cyl. and HEMI chambers, along with the supercharger, made a serious vehicle.

back around 1991 in Holly hill FL. I did engine machine work on one of those engines , resurface top of block ,, and resurface cyl. head surface,, no one else would try because of legal ramifications, engine came out fine ,everybody was happy!

also did engine work on on a 1992 Lambo-Diablo, align bore main bearing saddles, and resurface heads ,, plus recut valves and seats, everything OK also. Fact; did you know what a bare empty Diablo block costs,, $27000,US

but make one small mistake on another job,and the whole world knows about it!!

I believe it makes around 340hp pretty stout for the 20s

The internal combustion engine improvements over the last 80-100 years have been in materials, manufacturing and computer control/modeling, not ideas.

YUP ! Duesy, also won LeMans 3-4 times , but its hard to get those furrinerds to agree on anything,, even today they arguin, F1

LeMans was the French Grand Prix, in the 20s

Back in the late 60s when I was in college,a neighbor had his fathers Cord 8/10 for a couple of months. (yeah, I know it wasn't a "real" Cord). Believe it or not this was in a trailer park.