Thousands of spectators were lined up and down Jackson Street here in Auburn, Indiana as Auburns, Cords and Duesenbergs returned home for the Auburn Fall Festival 2013. For a view of these cars in action, hear and see them as they paraded for spectators in front of the camera. Click the video window below:
One of the cars from the judging field is an Auburn convertible sedan.
More Auburns were featured in the parade than either Duesenbergs or Cords. Auburns have survived better than their cousins.
View from the business end of this Auburn Boattail Speedster. It is one of the most distinct designs in automotive history.
The Cord 812 was a supercharged automobile. The technology of supercharging was not invented by Cord, but was well used by the marque.
A Duesenberg Roadster like the one Clark Gable has owned.
An Auburn convertible sedan with suicide front door and sidemounts.
Female baseball players from back in the day were treated to a ride in the A-C-D Museum parade.
There were a number of Auburn 851 Speedster reproductions in the parade. All of the reproduction speedsters were very authentic, but you could tell by the sound of the engines which ones had the modern drivetrains as opposed the the original Lycoming motors.
[…] For Cars On Line.com the highlight of the parade is the parade on Jackson Street in downtown Auburn, Indana. Click here to view photos and videos of last year’s parade. […]