auburn cord dusenburg museum, auburn in.

[Jack_Berry]

what a great place. three stories in the former main blgg of the e.l. cord facilities. original floor, fresco plaster work and 20 of the 22 art deco ceiling lights. the cars are of course beautiful. the first floor are a,c,d cars, the second is artwork of the cars and the third is cars of indiana. there is a large parking lot you could get a strt into across the street from the bldg.

i am still editing the photos before adding them to this posting.
hours ar 9-5 eastern anytime.

the large event is labor day when they draw 150,000 folks to the acd festival. little too crowded for me. today was fine. i could shoot unhindered and kick my camera bag around the shiny floor.

10 bucks gets you in. next door is the auto and truck museum if you can still stroll and look. we didn't.

 

[Dakota]

Yes, I have been there a few times(it's only 20 minutes from my house)
The building is nearly as cool as the cars themselves. I have not had the opportunity to go to the museum behind the museum.
Also, if you are in the area and have time check out the Kruse World War 2 Victory Museum at Auburn's southern exit 11A
They have an awesome collection there.

 

[Jack_Berry]

 

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[Jack_Berry]

the original floor in the bldg was as art deco as some of the cars. no, i did not hurt gracie. she was suffering knitting elbow for a couple weeks..

 

[danthewolf00]

nice photos jack but you might want a walking stick/camria pod to keep the shake down...god that one car has a bright orange paint!

 

[greg334]

A few bits of trivia.

EL Cord when he took over Auburn, he had a problem on his hands - overstock of Auburns that did not sell. He cut the prices, repainted the cars and sold them off - a lesson that each of these modern day auto companies could use.

The Tucker Automobile used Cord transmissions in the prototypes. Some were from L29s and others were from the Cords 810s of the 30's.

Even though Cord looked fantastic, both the L29 and the 810/812s, they were different to drive.

 

[Jack_Berry]

nice photos jack but you might want a walking stick/camria pod to keep the shake down...god that one car has a bright orange paint!

one word for that dan, xmas list. got a tripod but its 3 legged and takes space.collapsable hiking stick comes to mind. reverted to using the flash to get the shot..

 

[usaf6186]

I have seen a device called a mono pod. It is like a collapsible hiking stick but has a camera mount on the top. Jerry Lee