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This Week: Merc Towing A Ferrari • Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum • Book Launch • Automotive History • EyesOn Design • Edsel Ford Estate
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From Art Deco to Automotive Art
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Some weekends remind you that collector cars are about much more than horsepower. They are about the places, the people, and the stories that keep our hobby alive.
This past weekend took me to two of my favorite automotive destinations, each celebrating the automobile in a completely different way.
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A Book Launch At A Historical Site
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Saturday morning began at one of America’s greatest automotive landmarks, the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum in Auburn, Indiana.
The museum occupies the original Auburn Automobile Company headquarters, a stunning Art Deco masterpiece completed in 1930. Walking through its marble floors, grand staircase, terrazzo detailing, and magnificent showroom feels less like visiting a museum and more like stepping back into the golden age of the American automobile industry.
It’s difficult to imagine a more fitting place to celebrate a book about collector cars.
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I had the privilege of hosting a book launch during the museum’s Saturday morning Cars & Coffee gathering, where enthusiasts from across the Midwest filled the grounds with everything from beautifully restored classics to modern exotics. Even better, the museum has now added The Enthusiast’s Guide to Collector Cars to its gift store, with proceeds helping support one of the country’s premier automotive museums.
Seeing visitors browse through the book while surrounded by Auburns, Cords, and Duesenbergs made for a memorable morning. My sincere thanks to Brandon Anderson, Teresa Sutton, and the entire Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum team for their hospitality and for making the event such a success.
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One Family That Changed America
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The following day took us to another remarkable location: the Edsel & Eleanor Ford House for the annual EyesOn Design Concours.
While the automobiles are always spectacular, the venue itself is equally impressive.
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Perched along the shores of Lake St. Clair, the estate was completed in 1928 as the home of Edsel Ford and his family. Designed in the style of an English Cotswold manor, the home and grounds offer a fascinating glimpse into the life of the man who helped shape the Ford Motor Company while championing automotive design as an art form.
It’s hard to imagine a better setting for a concours dedicated to celebrating design excellence.
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EyesOn Design has always been one of the most unique concours events in the country because judging emphasizes styling and design rather than simply originality or restoration quality.
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That perspective creates one of the most diverse show fields you’ll find anywhere, where pre-war classics, concept cars, coachbuilt masterpieces, and modern supercars all share the lawn because of their beauty and influence.
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Walking the show field while overlooking the Ford estate serves as a reminder that great automobiles are more than transportation. They reflect engineering, craftsmanship, architecture, and art all coming together in one place.
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Weekends like this remind me why I love this hobby.
One day you’re standing inside one of America’s greatest Art Deco automotive buildings discussing how to inspire new enthusiasts through a book.
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The next you’re wandering the lawns of one of the country’s most beautiful private estates surrounded by automobiles that blur the line between machine and sculpture.
Collector cars have an incredible ability to connect history, architecture, engineering, and people. Sometimes the buildings are every bit as memorable as the cars parked in front of them.
That’s what makes weekends like this so special.
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If you read my Philadelphia Concours recap a few weeks ago, you may remember the caretaker of the 1959 Ferrari 410 Superamerica telling me that the owner also commissioned a one-of-a-kind six door Mercedes-Benz 600 limousine built to match the Ferrari.
Naturally, I suggested he tow the Ferrari to concours events with the limousine. The look I received suggested he wasn’t entirely convinced.
Then, as if the automotive universe was encouraging the idea, I unexpectedly ran into the six door Mercedes at EyesOn Design the very next weekend.
So…I couldn’t resist.
I created the image I imagined in my head, showing the six door Mercedes proudly towing the Ferrari 410 Superamerica. It’s completely impractical, historically inaccurate, and would probably make concours judges everywhere cringe…myself included:)
Which is exactly why you’ll find it below.
Until next week…
Greg
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Need Help With Your Collector Car?
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If you’re considering selling a collector car and would like guidance, I’m always happy to help.
Whether it’s a blue-chip car for a live auction or a modern enthusiast car better suited for an online format, just reply to this email and I’ll personally walk you through the options, timing, and next steps.
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New Podcast Episodes Every Thursday
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Then catch up on some of my previous blogs:
As always, thanks for listening, watching, liking and sharing fun automotive content. I will talk to all of you this Thursday on The Collector Car Podcast!
Greg Stanley
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