2013 saw the departure of this very nice 1967 Austin Healey 3000 which was stored and maintained at our shop in recent years. This Healey was a great driver with strong engine, great overdrive transmission, and brakes that were usually less than stellar! It was truly a blast to drive and I did drive it frequently. The new owner was very pleased.

This great looking, great driving TR4 was only in our inventory for a very short time. With an excellent black interior and a stunning early white face dashboard this British Classic looked as great from the cockpit as it did from the curb. This car was so mechanically sound that our client flew to St. Louis, picked up his new TR4 at the airport and drove it back home to Texas. Who says old Triumphs are unreliable?

While in Tulsa, Oklahoma attending our tenth consecutive Chili Bowl Midget Racing Championship, we made the short trip down OK 51 to Broken Arrow and visited the Auburn-Cord-Duesenberg Co. In that the Chili Bowl racing program doesn’t get rolling until 6:00pm it is important to have a selection of great car guy hangouts to pass the hours until the green flag drops. The ACD Company is definitely a great place to visit.

Glen Pray bought the remains of the bankrupt Auburn-Cord-Duesenberg Company and moved all of the inventory to its current home in Broken Arrow. Doug Pray, Glen’s son, now owns and runs the company. Walking in as strangers without an appointment we were welcomed as old friends and given a complete tour. The amount of uncirculated rare automobile parts in this establishment is astounding. To illustrate this point, included is a photo of the upper level.

The ACD Company also has an amazing collection of aviation relics including  including an almost complete Beech 18! We also saw vintage midget race cars, dozens of toy pedal cars, a hidden kit Cobra and amazing hand built automobiles produced by the ACD Company.

Next time you are in the vicinity of Tulsa, Oklahoma be sure to visit the Auburn-Cord-Duesenberg Company. I know I’ll be back.