History of the Auburn Automobile Company in Connersville, Indiana

About Auburn Automobile

The Auburn Automobile Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles from approximately 1903-37, producing vehicles of the Auburn marque until 1936 and the Cord marque from 1929-32 and 1936-37. Headquartered in Auburn, Indiana, United States, the company was founded by brothers Frank and Morris Eckhart of the Eckhart Carriage Company. It was run with modest success until 1919 when the brothers sold its controlling interest to a group of Chicago businessmen, who in time hired automobile sale...