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12 Dec 2020 20:46 - 12 Dec 2020 20:49 #41759
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Steve for the "Real Love of Cords and the history of the Auburn Automobile Company" back in 2018 I helped to organise a special meet in Connersville which was the first held there in many years. It was a wonderful success.
During the final dinner the Mayor of Connersville presented me with The Key to the City of Connersville for my contributions. I came close to having a heart attack and being buried in Connersville. That wonderful key and the love shared through it is one of my most treasured posessions. And to top off the celebrations the Mayor also gave me a Connersville City flag which is proudly dispayed in my garage.
During the final dinner the Mayor of Connersville presented me with The Key to the City of Connersville for my contributions. I came close to having a heart attack and being buried in Connersville. That wonderful key and the love shared through it is one of my most treasured posessions. And to top off the celebrations the Mayor also gave me a Connersville City flag which is proudly dispayed in my garage.
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11 Dec 2020 21:49 - 11 Dec 2020 21:51 #41750
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Steven another little GEM I found on Ebay to use on my Cord which I dearly love is a period tyre or tire pressure gauge from Connersville. Originally it was probably a key ring accessory but what better way to check the tyres of your Cord?
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11 Dec 2020 07:40 - 11 Dec 2020 07:41 #41743
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Here's a very nice accessory only for the person who "really loves" his or her Cord.
It was found by chance earlier this year for sale in Spain on Ebay. It was made by a company called Juvenia in Switzerland in the 1930s. To increase sales they used a number of made up brand names. They is no connection with EL Cord, it was just a coincidence. It is a man's watch. Men's watches have become progressively bigger over time.
What is the time? Cord time ............................ to go for a ride of course!
It really is a GEM.
It was found by chance earlier this year for sale in Spain on Ebay. It was made by a company called Juvenia in Switzerland in the 1930s. To increase sales they used a number of made up brand names. They is no connection with EL Cord, it was just a coincidence. It is a man's watch. Men's watches have become progressively bigger over time.
What is the time? Cord time ............................ to go for a ride of course!
It really is a GEM.
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04 Dec 2020 23:58 #41691
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in 2017 a craig corbell proposed a "new" cord produced on a limited basis. i'm not sure if any of these were actually built.
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04 Dec 2020 23:30 #41690
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time for some new material. the 1980's show "my two dads" featured a custom Cord chair. someone involved in that show must have loved Cords. i've actually e-mailed paul rieser asking what happened to the chair. no reply on that.
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it only took me a minute to find this vintage photo as, i thought i had seen it before.
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Steve, I have no idea who fitted the larger trunk. It is not a job that most people would tackle. It looks very professional. I have also seen pictures of another Cord fitted with the back half of a Lincoln Zephyr body again another pretty extreme project. Perhaps they were done "For The Love Of Cords?"
A few years ago I came across the attached pictures on the Internet which were listed as being a 1940 Hupmobile hand made prototype.
A few years ago I came across the attached pictures on the Internet which were listed as being a 1940 Hupmobile hand made prototype.
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Steve I wonder if the Cord with the large trunk has survived and who made it?
Attached is a picture of a similar Cord in the Brockman Collection.
It may possibly be the same car with further hood vent modifications?
Attached is a picture of a similar Cord in the Brockman Collection.
It may possibly be the same car with further hood vent modifications?
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less successful. said to be a cord ambulance. which look a lot like the "limousine" posted earlier. a super capacity interior. and what appear to have been a drive-able cord with the super capacity trunk option. a traveling salesmans'. the song..."i like big butts" might go with that one.
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never saw a finished version of this cord art deco hot rod. it looks to be an expensive one."lots of detail. lots of effort. the society of car restorers" or something like that.
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For the Cord owner / restorer who loves his automobile what better way to check the tyre pressures than to use a CONNERSVILLE pressure gauge?
I found this little GEM on the Internet recently. On the front it says "CONNERSVILLE INDIANA" and on the opposite side it says "AUTO PARTS CO". We don't know exactly when it was made however it has some age to it.
I suppose it could also be used by Auburn owners who love their cars.
I found this little GEM on the Internet recently. On the front it says "CONNERSVILLE INDIANA" and on the opposite side it says "AUTO PARTS CO". We don't know exactly when it was made however it has some age to it.
I suppose it could also be used by Auburn owners who love their cars.
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27 Mar 2020 12:58 #39852
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1st car is said to be a kurtis special. 2nd car is said to be the origianal 1940 huppmobile protoype. both heavily borrowing from the cord design (and from the parts bin too).
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10 Mar 2020 12:09 #39692
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as winter ends, how about something to keep you warm in the back seat...a cord blanket. i think some sort of commemorative from auburn. i'd would have bought it but, owner would not ship. anyone have one?
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05 Feb 2020 13:48 #39457
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i don't want this to become a cord "toy" section of the forum. i'm always looking for interesting uses of the cord image. i think the next couple photos speak to many hours of hand work on some fairly common wyandotte cord toy cars. they sort of fill out the model line.
i found these listed on ebay. apparently, a few of each were hand created by altering the familiar pressed steel cars. the company was called new era toys. marvin silverstein was the owner. these were created 20 years back.
i found these listed on ebay. apparently, a few of each were hand created by altering the familiar pressed steel cars. the company was called new era toys. marvin silverstein was the owner. these were created 20 years back.
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23 Sep 2019 12:32 #38424
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a second (vintage) wood toy cord here. seems to have been done by memory but, memory was a bit fuzzy.
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23 Sep 2019 12:28 #38423
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here's another cord "woody". with a lot more finishing work on the fenders, this could be a fair likeness.
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Or maybe I should have said: "takes my breath away" 
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13 Sep 2019 13:31 #38333
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yet another example of the lengths people will go to in honor of the cord.
i found this on the central michigan craigslist (sept 2019). although, it is a bit of an ugly duckling, you can see considerable time was put in here. obviously, a cord fan.
it is built up from a chevy s-10 .
i found this on the central michigan craigslist (sept 2019). although, it is a bit of an ugly duckling, you can see considerable time was put in here. obviously, a cord fan.
it is built up from a chevy s-10 .
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23 Feb 2019 14:53 #36696
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i did not know mickey mouse was a car guy? additionally, here's an arcade game featuring a cord sedan.
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19 Aug 2018 19:10 #35239
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avon calling (decanter) cord wallpaper (probibly from the 1960's) found 2 blocks from my house on the wall at an estate sale.
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09 Jun 2018 13:29 #34747
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collector coins ---- jello yes jello, sunoco gas station, imperial palace gambling chips
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28 May 2018 12:27 #34686
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yet more...1935 ford/cord poser , stretch limo (i think in south america?) and a cord flower planter.
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09 May 2018 12:29 #34603
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more love.....1970's hot wheels (1st cord i ever saw), cord watch (appeared recently on ebay) , and an early study for the 1st generation toronado.
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28 Apr 2018 12:54 #34526
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there haven't been any new photos posted here in a while so, here some are. considering the car was a sales failure....it sure does receive a lot of love. here's three very different takes on the cord aura . a ford add from the 1970's, a 1 of "cord" type prototype and a hot rod that apparently thought the stock cord was not already unique enough. sometimes love hurts(to look at).....but the intent of all cord incarnations is that someone loves the style & class of cord cars.
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