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These were taken at the Auburn Cord Duesenburg Museum in Auburn, Indiana. I just thought these were interesting. I'll have some actual drawing work up here sometime in the near future (maybe some motorcars?).

Cheers,

A. Taylor

1916 Rauch & Lang

I know that I have said this before, but I just love the clucky kind of quality to these old motorcars and thought that this was a marvelous little vehicle.

When my family went to the Auburn Museum we found this interesting little motorcar. This is actually one of the first electric cars, which I thought was really neat.

One the world sort of established that they could make these great automobiles, various companies tried to establish what sort of engine would work the best: electric, steam, or gas, just to name off the main types. Although the electric engine worked like a dream, there were slight problems when it came down to actually operating the motorcar.

Look Ma, no hands. This car actually operates with a literal backseat driver. That sort of stick that is at the left hand side is where the driver would steer the vehicle. This was common to most early motorcars, although by 1916 most motorcars had regular steering wheels. Sorry about the odd ghost of the reflection off of the glass.

 Since the car also had to carry both its passengers and a huge battery to power it, the motorcar went very slow down the road. So, this particular motorcar was quite ahead of its time, it was just too inconvenient for many modern motorists that had become accustomed to the reliable internal combustion engine. This was soon taken off of the shelves and was a mere footnote in panels of motoring history.

Sorry about this being a bit blurry.

I thought that it was still a brilliant little car.

Behold, The Auburn!!!

My family and I went on a sort of one-day-holiday to Auburn, Indiana, specifically the Auburn Cord Dusenburg Museum, where these rolling pieces of art were manufactured. This is my favorite.

I've always had a soft spot for the Auburn 852 Boattail Speedster, I had a little Hotwheels model of it when I was a kid and it has, since then, become nothing less than a dream car for me.

These were meticulously manufactured for those who had deep pockets and had a need for speed. These cars were rolling sculptures and were the epitome of the jazz age.

Needless to say, I was in heaven looking at various cars like these. I ran around and found that I had taken over a hundred pictures, my dad, the ultimate car guy in the house, had taken well over hundred as well. We were like kids in a candy store, basically. It was great.

Until next time, I'll be cruising around in a great 1916 Dodge (boy, I wish)...

Perhaps more pictures to come....