Fred Duesenberg (left) and Clessie Cummins (right). Store window reads: "CUMMINS DIESEL ENGINES, TR. 4967Engine has sign: "CUMMINS DIESEL ENGINE, CUMMINS ENGINE CO., Columbus, Indiana. Tires are "Auburn" tires.
Clessie Cummins was an automobile engineer that liked to race cars and produce diesel engines for passenger cars that at the time was virtually unheard of.