Auburn automobile

Auburn Automobile Company was separated from the Eckhart Carriage Company , a company specializing in the production of horse-drawn carriages and founded in 1875 by Charles Eckhart ( Charles Eckhart , 1841-1915) in Auburn ( Eng. Auburn ), Indiana . The sons of Eckhart, Frank and Morris, began assembling experimental cars, subsequently absorbing two local automakers and building a large plant in 1909. The company had limited success until the outbreak of World War I , when the plant had to be closed due to a lack of materials.

In 1919, the Eckharte brothers sold the factory to a group of Chicago investors led by Ralph Austin Bard, who had previously been an assistant (then deputy) Minister of the Navy under Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry Truman . The new owners managed to revive the company, but did not receive the expected profit. In 1924, they turned to successful car entrepreneur Errett Lobban Cord (1894-1974) with an offer to invest in their business. Kord offered a full buyback to the company; this proposal was accepted by the Chicagoans. Kord conducted an advertising campaign for unsold resources and completed the merger in 1925.

In 1927, the company bought a factory in Connersville , which previously produced Lexington cars. During the years of the Great Depression, Korda's enterprises producing extremely luxurious and expensive cars turned out to be unprofitable, which led to the bankruptcy of his car holding company. In 1937, the production of Auburn machines, along with Cord and Duesenberg, was discontinued.

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  Auburn 8-100A Custom 4-Door Sedan 1932

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  Auburn 652Y Custom Phaeton Sedan 1934

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  1935 Auburn Phaeton Sedan

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  1932 Auburn Speedster

In 1904, Auburn produced a $ 1,000 touring car style car that could accommodate two or four people. They had a longitudinally located single cylinder engine with a capacity of 10 liters. s (7.5 kW) with a 2-speed gearbox. The 1,500 lb (650 kg) car used a metal corner frame and semi-elliptical springs.

In 1926, Kord, along with Duesenberg Corporation , known for its race cars, used Auburn as a platform to create a line of luxury cars. He gave his name to the front-wheel drive car, which later received the index L-29.

Under the direction of Kord, engineers Alan Leamy (who designed the 1933 Speedster) ^[1] and Gordon Buehrig (responsible for the 1935 Speedster 851 and four-door modification) ^[2] created the most famous and popular models of this brand: Duesenberg Model J, Auburn Speedster 1935-1937 and Cord 810/812 . Auburn Boattail Speedster, popular in Hollywood , was equipped with an in-line 8-cylinder 4.6-liter engine with a supercharger and could reach speeds of up to 100 mph.

The beginning of the Great Depression signified the end of the company. Production ceased in 1937. The company’s Art Deco-style headquarters currently houses the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum. In 2005, it became a National Historic Landmark . Auburn Automobile Company also had a factory in Connersville , Indiana , formerly owned by the Lexington Motor Company .

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  1904 Auburn - one of the earliest cars

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  1910 Auburn Model S Roadster

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  1929 Auburn 8-90 Speedster

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  1929 Cord (also known as "L-29")

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  1932 Auburn 8-100 Speedster

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  1935 Auburn Speedster

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  Auburn 851 Boattail Speedster

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  1935 Auburn Boattail Speedster

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  1936 Cord 810, in Obernai, Indiana

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  1937 Cord 812 engine

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  Auburn 851 speedster

• Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly. - January 1904.
• Lee Beck and Josh Malks. Auburn & Cord. - 1996.
• Don Butler. Auburn Cord Duesenberg. - 1992.

• The Auburn Gallery at White Glove Collection (inaccessible link from 10-08-2013 [2244 days] - history , copy ) (eng.)
• RemarkableCars.com - Auburn Photo Galleries
• Auburn Automobile History and Photo Galleries (unavailable link from 10-08-2013 [2244 days] - history , copy ) (eng.)