Blog Posts by Stacy Dean Stephens
Connersville Automotive History: Cord Corporation
Continuing the exploration Connersville’s past life, today we’re going to discuss the Cord Corporation. If you need to catch up, you can read part one about Auburn Motor Company here and part two covering Lexington Motor Comp...
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This is the second blog in our series discussing the rich automotive past of Connersville, Indiana – an historical foundation upon which Carbon Motors intends to build the campus where the world’s first purpose-built law enforcement patrol vehicle will be built.
Connersville Automotive History: Lexington Motor Company
In our first edition, we discussed Auburn Motor Company. If you missed it when we originally posted it,
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Connersville’s Automotive History: Auburn Motor Company
As you may recall, I indicated on New Year’s Eve that I wanted to share with you a series of stories surrounding the rich automotive history here in Connersville. This is the first in that series and we’ll begin with a company that grew out of a 19th century carriage maker.
The company was named after the community in which two innovative automakers and brothers, Frank & Morris Eckhart, lived. The Auburn Motor...
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Connersville’s Automotive History
During our initial visits to Connersville, a certain billboard caught our eye. It read, “Carbon Motors: Our automotive history. Your automotive future.” It is clear that the community has deep roots in the automotive industry. Some of the biggest and most recognizable vehicle names have come out of Connersville, which used to be known as “Little Detroit” (soon to be known as The Police Car Capital of the World!). In the coming weeks, I will...
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2009 Carbon Colors Celebration
It may have only been 22 degrees outside, but that didn’t keep crowds away from the Carbon Colors Celebration, held at the National Guard Armory in Connersville, IN. Bundled up in Carbon Colors of black, gray, yellow, and white, hundreds came to chat with the Carbon Crew, have their photo taken with the E7, and enjoy a variety of desserts (many even brought homemade desserts to share!).
Adults and children alike waited to have their ...
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