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They used the expertise they had gained to start building production engines and cars which were renowned for their performance and luxury. Among the novel design features (for a pre-1940 production engine) seen on various Duesenberg engines are single- and double-overhead camshafts, three- and four-valve heads, superchargers and aluminum castings.
1923 Duesenberg Model A touring car at the Louwman Museum. Duesenberg's first car was the Model A. It is powered by the Duesenberg Straight-8 engine and was the first car to be mass-produced with a straight-eight. [7] The purchase price for a Model A started at $6,500 (equivalent to $116,000 in 2023).
Frederick Samuel Duesenberg (December 6, 1876 – July 26, 1932) was a German-born American automobile and engine designer, manufacturer and sportsman who was internationally known as a designer of racecars and racing engines. Duesenberg's engineering expertise influenced the development of the automobile, especially during the 1910s and 1920s.
The Duesenberg Model A was the first automobile in series production to have hydraulic brakes and the first automobile in series production in the United States with a straight-eight engine. Officially known as the Duesenberg Straight Eight, the Model A was first shown in late 1920 in New York City.
Dual overhead camshaft Duesenberg Model J engine. Italy's Isotta Fraschini introduced the first production automobile straight-eight in their Tipo 8 at the Paris Salon in 1919 [3] Leyland Motors introduced their OHC straight-eight powered Leyland Eight luxury car at the International Motor Exhibition at Olympia, London in 1920.
The Duesenberg 16-valve straight-4 aero engine was based on the company's earlier engine of a similar configuration used for automotive racing. Completed in 1916, the first two engines were delivered to the Gallaudet Aircraft Company for use in their D-1 maritime patrol aircraft later that year.
The Duesenberg Model J is a luxury automobile made by Duesenberg exclusively in 1928 and offered for ten subsequent years. Intended to compete with the most luxurious and powerful cars in the world, it was introduced in 1928, the year before the stock market crash that led to the Great Depression.
August Samuel Duesenberg (December 12, 1879 – January 18, 1955) was a German-born American automobile and engine manufacturer who built American racing and racing engines that set speed records at Daytona Beach, Florida, in 1920; won the French Grand Prix in 1921; and won Indianapolis 500-mile races (1922, 1924, 1925, and 1927), as well as setting one-hour and 24-hour speed records on the ...