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A 1926 merger with E.L. Cord, who was manufacturing Auburn automobiles, led to Fred Duesenberg designing the Model J in 1929, a car so luxurious (and expensive for the time, with a price of ...
An additional 100 orders were filled in 1930. Thus, the Model J fell short of the original goal to sell 500 cars a year. [9] Most engine and chassis were made in 1929 and 1930, but due to the Depression, high price, etc., ended up sold and bodied throughout subsequent years. Thus the year for a given Model J usually refers to the latter. [10]
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).
Auburn's Speedsters (shown a 1935 model 851), became one of Auburn's most legendary contributions to automotive history. 1936 Auburn 654 Cabriolet. The 1904 Auburn was a touring car model. Equipped with a tonneau, it could seat two or four passengers and sold for US$1,000, ($33,911 in 2023 dollars [3]). The flat-mounted single-cylinder engine ...
The best of show awardee for the 71 st Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance was this beautiful, rakish 1932 Duesenberg Model J Figoni Sports Torpedo. Owned by Lee Anderson of Naples, Florida, the ...
Duesenberg Model J Derham Tourster. The Duesenberg Model J, announced in late 1928, was the new luxury car that E. L. Cord wanted. Production began in the spring of 1929. Cord insisted that the Model J be bigger (and heavier) than Fred would have liked, but Duesenberg engineered the car's design.
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 ...
J. Duesenberg Model J; M. Mormon Meteor; S. Duesenberg Model SJ; T. Twenty Grand (Duesenberg) This page was last edited on 29 March 2013, at 21:44 (UTC). Text ...