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The Twenty Grand is the name given to the one-off custom 1933 Rollston Arlington Torpedo-bodied Duesenberg SJ ultra-luxury sedan. The design's initial price tag of US$20,000 ($470,746 in 2023 dollars [1]) during the height of the Great Depression infamously gave it its nickname of Twenty Grand. [2]
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. Duesenberg Motors Company went bankrupt in 1937.
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).
The winning car at the 2022 event is a fabulous 1932 Duesenberg Model J Figoni Sports Torpedo. Duesenberg Wins Best of Show at 2022 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance Skip to main content
Monterey Car Week's Most Expensive Auction Cars Remi Dargegen ©2024 Courtesy of ... this particular example was the French/Italian/German marque’s show car at the Paris and London auto shows in ...
It's a rare car indeed: The Duesenberg, Model J Luxury Roadster was manufactured in a quantity of just 470 units between 1928 to 1937. Jay Leno was awfully lucky to get one of these cars. At least ...
In August 2018, Gooding & Company set new records for the most expensive Duesenberg, the most expensive prewar car, and the most expensive American car at their Pebble Beach Auctions. The car to establish these new records was the ex-Gary Cooper 1935 Duesenberg SSJ. [11]
In July, Kelley Blue Book reported that the average price of a new car reached $48,043 the month before -- a record high. While that might seem like a lot to the average driver, the most coveted ...