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Richard Kughn, a Detroit businessman, teamed up with automotive designer Gordon Buehrig to produce a new vehicle in the late 1970s. The result of this union was the Buehrig Motor Car Company. Their car was based on the Chevrolet Corvette platform and was intended to have a limited run of just 50 vehicles. This was the first car to bear the Buehrig name. Four prototype cars were built between 1979 and 1982 and this example is one of those prototypes. There is a lift-off roof panel that Gordon Buehrig pioneered in the 1949 Tasco design.

The interior features bright yellow and blue upholstery treatments that correspond with the colors of the Swedish flag. This design was specially requested by Buehrig, in honor of his wife, Kay, who is of Swedish heritage.

Mounted under the bonnet is a 350 cubic-inch V-8 engine that produces nearly 200 horsepower. The wheelbase measures 120 inches and cost $130,000 to produce.

By Daniel Vaughan | Nov 2010
Worldwide's fifth annual The Auburn Auction to be held at the National Auto and Truck Museum
In recent years, Worldwide Auctioneers has established its annual catalogue event, The Auburn Auction, as an integral part of the Labor Day festivities at the long standing Auburn Cord Duesenberg Festival Weekend. This year the fifth annual event will be at the heart of the action, with today's announcement that The Auburn Auction will take place in the historic setting of the National Auto and Truck Museum (NATMUS), housed in the former factory L29 Cord building of the legendary Auburn Automobi...[Read more...]
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