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Old 09-02-2016, 08:55 PM
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Auburn auction in the fall

My brother and I went up to Auburn last night. We got to look at a lot of spectacular full classic cars....Cords, Auburns and Deusenbergs.

My favorite Auburn owner is a young man named Andrew who lives in Auburn and has created an Auburn 12 (yes, that is for V12) from several different cars. It is a sedan and has an American Lefrance engine which is derived from the Lycoming v12 offered in the Auburns.

We also went to an Auburn Cord Deusenberg flea market at the local park and saw a number of nice cars including several survivors who are showing their age but are in good running order with worn and tattered around the edges parts.

At the flea market there was an Artist named Bill Shelton with a number of different automotive related pictures, many of which are line drawings which he copies then completes with water color. He had a number of pictures of the front of the famous Coffin Nose Cord.

I bought an original water color from him of the 1950 Indy Pole winner, the cummins diesel special powered by a cummins turboed truck diesel laid flat in a chassis built by Kurtis. The car was very fast but no tires were up to its power and weight. After its pole winning run it came with the right front tire worn down to the cords.

In the race it had to run at a much reduced speeds. I love it!
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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.
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