[T3] Invasion, Eastern Caravan

[Jim Adney]

If you're one of those planning to join the eastern caravan to this Invasion, I 
have a suggestion.

If you're willing to spend an extra day on the road, two VERY interesting 
stops along the northern end of Indiana are the Studebaker museum in 
South Bend and the Dusenburg, Cord, and Auburn museum in Auburn, IN. 
You could make this extra stop either coming or going from the Invasion.

Both of these are incredibly interesting. I made them part of an extra day on 
my way to the Hershey Invasion and was extremely glad I did. The 
Studebaker museum is now in "new" quarters, which I haven't seen, but if 
the old one was great, the new one must be even better. You'll get to see the 
start of Studebaker, which started out making wooden farm wagons and 
stage coaches, and ended up with the Avanti, designed by Raymond Loewy, 
and some of his original drawings are on display there, along with some of 
the draftsman output that show details of the construction. This is from the 
days before CAD, when drafting was both an art and a craft.

The Dusenburg, Cord, Auburn museum showcases the opposite extreme 
(opposite from VW Type 3s) of automotive history. There are a bunch of 
beautiful cars there that you'll never get another chance to see so close.

It's surprising how much automotive history there is in Indiana. I recall a sign 
at the Studebaker museum showing all the places in Indiana where 
Studebaker had factories. There were dozens. Some were probably only in 
use for a short time and some were probably just small subassembly 
creaters, but they were scattered all around the state. There was at least 
one in my home town of Richmond, IN, and I had not previously known 
anything about it.

My '71 orange Square is now out of the garage. I've driven it and it seems 
ready for the trip. Looking forward to seeing everyone there.

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Jim Adney, jadney at vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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