Auburn Cord Duesenberg Club Festival 2026: Certification & Car Show with the 1929 Duesenberg Model J-268 Convertible Coupe

Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum, Auburn, Indiana • September 2026

By Nicole LeBoeuf
Dick Shappy's 1929 Duesenberg Model J-268 Convertible Coupe outside the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum in Auburn, Indiana.
The 1929 Duesenberg Model J-268 Convertible Coupe outside the historic Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum in Auburn, Indiana.

Last week, we brought the 1929 Duesenberg Model J-268 Convertible Coupe to the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum for certification. In order to be certified by the club, experts and historians thoroughly evaluate the vehicle. It must be of the same make and model built by the factory, and the chassis must feature the original frame, engine, drivetrain, transmission, axles, and running gear components of the correct model series. We provided extensive provenance, serial numbers, engine numbers, and historical records for evaluation. Club experts and specialists inspected the vehicle's physical numbers and components to verify the total authenticity against factory archives. Now, it goes to the historians - a process that can take up to a year as they meticulously comb through the largest history we've put together on any vehicle in the collection. You can read this novel about the only Duesenberg shipped to Japan, one that crossed the ocean three times before finally being bodied and survived two wars, at DSClassics.com.

Auburn Cord Duesenberg Club specialists inspecting the 1929 Duesenberg Model J-268 Convertible Coupe on the lift during certification.
Club specialists inspecting the 1929 Duesenberg Model J-268 Convertible Coupe on the lift for ACD Club certification.
Inspecting the original frame, drivetrain, and running gear components underneath the 1929 Duesenberg Model J-268 Convertible Coupe.
Verifying physical numbers and drivetrain components underneath chassis #2290 (engine J-268).
Harry Yeaggy and Dick Shappy beside the 1929 Duesenberg Model J-268 Convertible Coupe at the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Club Car Show in Auburn, Indiana.
Harry Yeaggy and Dick Shappy beside the 1929 Duesenberg Model J-268 Convertible Coupe in Auburn, Indiana.
Harry Yeaggy and Dick Shappy at the 2026 Auburn Cord Duesenberg Club Car Show.
Pebble Beach winner Harry Yeaggy and Dick Shappy at the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Club Car Show.

It might not have been Pebble Beach, but you never know who you might spot at the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Club Car Show in Auburn, Indiana! (But only one of them brought their Model J)

Harry Yeaggy, Dick Shappy, and Nicole LeBoeuf relaxing in the shade beside the 1929 Duesenberg Model J-268 Convertible Coupe at the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Club Car Show.
Enjoying the shade beside the 1929 Duesenberg Model J-268 at the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Club Car Show.
A Cord 810/812 Sunshine Radio System taxicab and fellow classics on the show field in Auburn, Indiana.
A Cord 810/812 "Sunshine Radio System" taxicab and fellow classics on the show field in Auburn.

2026 Auburn Cord Duesenberg Club Festival Photo Gallery

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Thumbs up behind the wheel of the 1929 Duesenberg Model J-268 Convertible Coupe outside the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum
Arriving for certification in the 1929 Duesenberg Model J-268 Convertible Coupe in Auburn, Indiana
The 1929 Duesenberg Model J-268 Convertible Coupe raised on the lift during ACD Club certification inspection
Inside the certification facility at the 2026 Auburn Cord Duesenberg Club Festival
Undercarriage inspection of the 1929 Duesenberg Model J-268 Convertible Coupe on the lift
Examining the chassis and exhaust underneath the 1929 Duesenberg Model J-268 Convertible Coupe
Inspecting the straight-eight engine bay of the 1929 Duesenberg Model J-268 Convertible Coupe
Harry Yeaggy and Dick Shappy standing beside the 1929 Duesenberg Model J-268 Convertible Coupe at the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Club Car Show

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