50th Annual James Dean Festival
Always held the last full weekend in September, the James Dean Festival includes a street fair, vendor booths, rides, entertainment and the James Dean Run car show.
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James Dean Run Car Show
Sponsored by the Fairmount Historical Museum annually, the 46th Annual James Dean Run Car Show includes a huge car show featuring 50’s classic and custom autos. Parade of Neon, special guests, swap meet, and plenty of 50’s entertainment! James Dean look-alike contest, dance contest, carnival rides and lots of fun along Main Street in the heart of James Dean’s hometown of Fairmount. Visit the Fairmount Historical Museum, the James Dean Gallery, and take a trip along the James Dean Trail in Grant County.
The James Dean Run will take place at Fairmount’s Playacres Park and feature car judging, flame throwing contests, music, trivia and much more. The James Dean Festival is the quintessential festival for fans that wish to honor and celebrate the young actor who personified what it meant to be “cool” – James Byron Dean.
55th Annual Auburn Auction
Worldwide Auctioneers presents The 55th Annual Auburn Auction and Show, August 28-30, 2025, the longest running collector car auction destination in the country. It will run concurently with the ACD Festival in Auburn, Indiana.
400+ vehicles to be auctioned off, over 250 of them will sell at No Reserve. Special sale of the Woodford Collection all at No Reserve.
5634 Opportunity Blvd
Auburn, IN 46706
Call 260-925-6789
Auburn Cord Dusenberg Festival
Auburn, Cord, Duesenberg Festival
August 28-30, 2025
The World’s Greatest Classic Car Show and Festival. Held every year the week before Labor Day.
A weekend of Cruis-In’s, the historic Parade of Classics and the Fast and Fabulous event on Saturday. Don’t miss the “Destination Auburn” Car Corral, Vendor Displays and Swap Meet. The Auburn, Cord, Duesenberg Homecoming is an amazing event. And the requisite trip to see the art-deco Auburn, Cord, Duesenberg Museum is a must. Probably the most fun a car lover can have at a car crazy event. History continues to be made in Auburn.
The ACD Festival celebrates the automotive history of the area with America’s Premier Automotive Festival. This is where the Auburns, Cords and Dusenbergs were built and sold. The Auburn Cord Duesenberg company headquarters are still here and are now an art deco museum.
The ACD Festival starts on Friday as participants register and enjoy an informal swap meet at the ACD Museum, the sight of the original company headquarters. On Saturday there is a huge gathering of Auburns, Cords and Duesenberg’s in the park at Eckhart Park, followed by a parade through downtown Auburn to the Auburn City Square. The Gatsby Ball will be held on Saturday evening.
The show is put on by the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Club which was founded in 1952 and currently boasts 1,800 members worldwide.
Auctions America Auction at Auburn Fall Festival
Duesenberg Sells for $1.15 Million …
Saturday evening we were there as a 1935 Duesenberg Model SJ sold for $1.15 million in prime time during the Auctions America Auction at Auburn Fall Festival. This was the top sale for Auctions America, a growing auction house and part of the RM Auctions franchise. Big money came to bid on this particular Duesenberg. This was the first time Auctions America has sold a Duesenberg for over a million dollars at this event.
Photo journalist Bob Boberg, of eClassicAutos.com, caught these exciting photos during the sale.
Auctions America puts on a great show each year during the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Club’s Festival weekend here in Auburn, Indiana. The Auctions America Auburn Auction Park is a huge complex located just outside of the city of Auburn. In addition to the auction being held there this weekend, you’ll also find a giant swap meet, car corral and a number of automotive accessory vendors set up there.
Photographer Boberg also caught this sale in video.
But the Duesenberg was not the only exciting car to sell here last night. A very desirable 2006 Ford GT Heritage Edition (looks just like the paint and trim on the Ford GT-40s that won the Grand Prix championship) sold for #340,000. And a 2005 Ford GT sold for #300,000.
Cars On Line.com is covering the 2014 Auburn Cord Duesenberg Festival here in Auburn, Indiana this weekend. Click here to see tons of photos of vintage motorcars.