Robert M. Pass Gallery of Special Topics
Specific areas of special interest are presented in-depth in this award-winning gallery which was the home to the woodworking and experimental engineering departments at Auburn Automobile Company in the 1930s.
This gallery includes a number of special topics related to Auburn Automobile Company, its products and innovations, racing history and its aftermath.
This gallery features:
• "Auburn Cord Duesenberg: A Racing Powerhouse!"
• "Frank Loyd Wright and His Indiana Cars"
• "Aluminum: 100 Years on the Road!"
• "Preservation VS Restoration"
• "Dallas Winslow's Auburn-Cord-Duesenberg Company"
A few of the featured automobiles in this gallery include:
• 1927 Duesenberg Indianapolis race car - This Duesenberg race car raced in 9 Indianapolis 500 races from 1927 to 1937. It was also the last Duesenberg to race at the Indianapolis 500 in 1937.
• 1929 Cord L-29 - Wright owned two Cord L-29s during his lifetime. He purchased a new Cord L-29 in 1929, and Wright owned this Cord L-29 in the 1950s. Wright was a big fan of the front-wheel drive technology used in the Cord L-29. So much, that he wrote about it in his autobiography.
• 1999 Plymouth Prowler - The Plymouth Prowler made use of an Auburn Automobile Company innovation - use of an X-member frame chassis. The Prowler was one of the last aluminum-bodied cars in the United States.