Download or read book Auburn Automobiles written by Jon M Bill and published by Enthusiast Books. This book was released on 2003-07-13 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From its inception through the early twenties, Auburn produced a fine car at a reasonable price. In 1924, E.L. Cord took over operation of the company and things began to change. Cord, a consummate salesman, dolled-up the conservative Auburn and made it into an object of style and taste. Sales increased dramatically. Auburns participated in many speed and endurance challenges and broke many records. In the thirties, Auburns were well known as high-performance vehicles, using both eight and twelve cylinder engines. Going out in a blaze of glory the 1935-36 boattail speedster, with a body designed by the famous Gordon Buegrig, was guaranteed by the factory to do at least 100 miles per hour. High quality photos and informative captions take you through the evolution of the Auburn.
Download or read book Automotive Industries the Automobile written by and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 1196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Automotive Manufacturer written by and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 740 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Glenn Pray The Man Who Brought Legends to Life written by John B. Malks and published by . This book was released on 2015-02-02 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the unique and factual biography of the life and times of automotive legend Glenn Pray. The book is for those who are interested in small scale automobile manufacturing, fans of Auburn, Cord and Duesenberg cars, or for those who would just like to read a fascinating true life yarn. As with Preston Tucker and Malcolm Bricklin, Glenn Pray was able to introduce a technically and visually innovative automobile to the world stage. Additionally this book describes his acquisition of the Auburn-Cord-Duesenberg Company and his later adventures at manufacturing Auburn replicars. Also recommended is another Josh B. Malks book, 'Cord 810/812 The Timeless Classic'. Many great pictures throughout adds life to the words of this book. "A well-written biography of a man who was obsessed, determined, gutsy, creative and sometimes desperate, but who never let the words 'no'. 'can't' or, impossible' interfere with his quest. very interesting reading." George Smith Past president, Auburn-Cord-Duesenberg Club
Download or read book Auburn written by John Martin Smith and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The citizens of Auburn, Indiana ensure that their city is truly special among the 22 Auburns in the United States. From the time of foraging hogs and cows roaming its streets to nude swimming at the YMCA pool, the landscape of this small town is ever changing and often surprising. Auburn's past is full of many exceptional instances of residents fighting against injustice, including hosting stops along the Underground Railroad and raising Company K of the 44th Indiana Volunteer Infantry to serve the Union during the Civil War. Even before Auburn became a city in 1900, her devoted people displayed how difficulties can be turned into opportunities, and they have always risen to the challenge. Auburn: The Classic City reveals these stories and much more about this big-impact city with the small-town feel. Once called "Little Detroit," Auburn featured prominently in the automobile era, producing 24 different makes of cars before 1937, a heritage now preserved in its world-class museums. This lush transportation history also earned the town the name "Home of the Classics." Featured here are highlights from this time as well as such tales as the raid on the police department by John Dillinger's gang. Readers journey alongside the persistent people who transformed this community into the DeKalb County seat where the tree-lined streets, historic residences, and beautiful city parks belie the city's illustrious tradition of industry and innovation. In Auburn: The Classic City, more than 100 never-before-published photographs accompany the artful narrative.
Download or read book Motordom written by and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Auburn Story written by James D. Kroemer and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Errett Lobban written by Griffith Borgeson and published by Automobile Heritage Publishing & Co. This book was released on 2005-08-21 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: E.L. Cord was first and foremost a salesman, both of products and of himself. In 1924, after achieving great success as an automobile distributor, Cord became the man with enough talent and panache to lead the Auburn Automobile Company out of its slumber. By 1929, Auburn sales had increased 15-fold and Cord was the head of an empire. His Cord Corporation owned Lycoming Mfg. Co. (engines), Limousine Body Co. and Central Mfg. Co. (auto bodies), Century Airlines, and Duesenberg, among others. Cord's philosophy of automobile design (and salesmanship) might be summed up in two words: Novelty Sells. Though mechanically ordinary, his Auburn models, with outstanding styling and clever paint combinations, were hot sellers. Cord oversaw the introduction of the fabulous Model J Duesenberg, a car whose combination of size, cost, performance, and style was and is unmatched in American automotive history. His most novel car was the rakish Cord L-29, the first American production car to feature front-wheel drive. All this and more is told of America's true renaissance man, E.L. Cord, in the original and complete biography of the man behind the Auburn, Cord and Duesenberg lines. The luxurious presentation includes 280 over-sized pages containing more than 500 rare illustrations, photographs and documents.
Download or read book Legendary Locals of Auburn written by Chad Gramling and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2014 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sweet Auburn! The loveliest village of the plain. This line from an Oliver Goldsmith poem is believed to have inspired the naming of Auburn, Indiana. Known as "The Home of the Classics" in honor of the Auburn, Cord, and Duesenberg automobiles built by citizens of the city from the early 1900s through 1937, this classic theme runs deep within the people who shaped the very fabric of the community. These locals--like Martha "the Popcorn Lady" Falka, Glenn T. Rieke, Charles Eckhart, William McIntosh, Dr. Bonnell Souder, Irene Bisel, Rollie Muhn, John Martin Smith, and others--dedicated themselves to "Auburn Forever with Honest Endeavor." They advanced a legacy first envisioned for the "loveliest village of the plain" and nurtured its vibrant heritage. Legendary Locals of Auburn explores the stories of these men and women and offers an insightful look into Auburn's remarkable contributions to American culture.
Download or read book Classic Speedsters written by Ronald Sieber and published by . This book was released on 2021-11 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Classic Speedsters: The Cars, The Times, and The Characters Who Drove Them chronicles the most significant vehicles ever to have traveled American roads and racetracks. Speedsters were the pizzazz cars of their era. Speedsters were owned by entertainers, captains of industry, the wealthy, and in some cases, the everyday guy or gal. They were often expensive, but always fast and sexy. Speedsters were America's first sports cars.Each chapter frames the birth and evolution of a company that produced a speedster model in its lineup and includes a biography of a famous owner of the period. This book traces the journey of the speedster concept across several time periods and among twelve automotive companies. It answers three fundamental questions:· Why were these cars so important and influential?· Why did so many prominent people own them?· What message do they have for modern design?
Download or read book Automotive Industries written by and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 1148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vols. for 1919- include an Annual statistical issue (title varies).
Download or read book Elcar and Pratt Automobiles written by William S. Locke and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2007-09-06 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A surprisingly little-known marque today, Elcar once ranked among the finest vehicles on American roads. Built to exacting standards in Elkhart, Indiana, an Elcar could compete head-to-head on the basis of performance, quality, or price with the products of much larger manufacturers. Ultimately done in by weak distribution and the ravages of the Depression, Elcar today stands as an example of an ambitious company that transformed itself, successfully if temporarily, from a maker of buggies and harnesses into a respected car manufacturer in the early days of the automotive age. This remarkably exhaustive history, researched over several decades from all available sources, including interviews with former Elcar employees, details all Elcar models and the Pratt vehicles that preceded them, as well as the personalities behind the cars. Extensive appendices provide a complete model history, with specifications; a full corporate chronology; an illustrated accounting of all Elcars and Pratts known to survive whole or in part today; a roster of company employees; a descriptive list of all ads and brochures ever produced by the company; and a wealth of other data that can be found nowhere else. Lavishly illustrated and surpassingly thorough, this book is a well of information on a significant but forgotten line of automobiles.
Download or read book Auburn Reo Franklin and Pierce Arrow Versus Cadillac Chrysler Lincoln and Packard written by Brooks T. Brierley and published by Howell Press. This book was released on 1991 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A photograph collection of American luxury automobiles of the 1920's and 1930's.
Download or read book Early Automobiles written by Jim Harter and published by Wings Press. This book was released on 2015-10-01 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Image archivist and transportation historian Jim Harter follows his work, Early Farm Tractors, with an even larger collection of images from advertising line art from 1880 to 1930, this time focused on Early Automobiles. Nearly 250 entrancing illustrations -- many suitable for framing -- are gems of the art of commercial engraving. Harter provides a very substantial, detailed history of the development of the "horseless carriage" into the brands famous from the early 20th century -- racers like Stutz, Dusenberg, Stanley, as well as those that became household names like Oldsmobile, Ford, Chrysler and others. Of special interest are the dozens of successful electric automobiles that flourished for 25 years. The history includes many colorful anecdotes about early long-distance races as well as interesting details of engineering breakthroughs. Full bibliography and index.
Download or read book Auburn and Cord written by Lee Beck and published by Motorbooks International. This book was released on 1996 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Auburn & Cord Lee Beck & Josh B. Malks Filled with dozens of never-before published archival photographs, this thorough work journeys through the history of the legendary Auburn Automobile Company, its products, and the men who shaped them. From the companys formation in 193 through its demise in 1937, authors Beck and Malks offer this detailed technical history of all models including Auburns Speedster, the pioneering front-wheel drive L-29, the beautiful 81 and the upgraded 812 models. Winner of the 1996 Moto Award. Hdbd., 1x 1, 16pgs., 2 b&w ill.
Download or read book Automobile Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Errett Lobban Cord written by Griffith Borgeson and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
