Interview with Duesenberg authority Randy Ema The Duesenberg is an American classic, and nobody knows the cars better than Randy Ema. His lifelong love for them shines through each time he coaxes one back to mint condition with his …… Read More ›
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MUSEUM RECEIVES THE FIRST DUESENBERG PASSENGER VEHICLE EVER SOLD TO THE PUBLIC
2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the Duesenberg Automobile and Motor Company, Inc. The Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum is celebrating this once-in-a-lifetime occasion with an unbelievable gift of the very first customer-purchased production passenger vehicle built by the Duesenberg… Read More ›
SIA Flashback – 1966 Duesenberg – Daniel Strohl @Hemmings
With all the talk about revivals we’ve had here lately (Duesenberg, Packard, more on the Packard), I thought I’d look back through the SIA back issues for any mentions of the earlier revivals. It turns out we had at least three –… Read More ›
One-off Exner-designed Duesenberg Model D revival prototype Daniel Strohl @Hemmings
The stars all appeared to align for Duesenberg’s return in the mid-Sixties: a Duesenberg family member at the helm, an Exner-designed and Ghia-built prototype, confirmed orders for production models, even a factory taking shape. Yet the dream of a de-extinct… Read More ›
The only long-wheelbase Duesenberg J “Sweep Panel” dual-cowl phaeton built by LeBaron heads to auction at Amelia Island – Kurt Ernst @Hemmings
Coachbuilder LeBaron originated the “Sweep Panel” styling used on early Duesenberg Model Js, building roughly 18 examples with dual-cowl phaeton bodies between 1928 and 1930. Of these, RM Sotheby’s states that just one, a 1930 Duesenberg Model J with chassis number… Read More ›
Gilmore Car Museum welcomes “Duesenberg – Celebrating an American Classic” exhibit – Matt Litwin @Hemmings
Roughly 20 Duesenbergs spanning the company’s 16 years of production will be on display (on a rotation basis) at the Gilmore Car Museum through Fall 2019. All images courtesy of the Gilmore Car Museum. For more than a decade, the Duesenberg… Read More ›
Automotive Design Oral History Project – The Reminiscences of Gordon Buehrig
This is an excellent interview with Gordon Buehrig from back in 1989 carried out as part of the Automotive Oral History Project. Some of the cars designed by Gordon Buehrig were the Stutz Black Hawk, Auburn 851 Boattail Speedster, Duesenberg… Read More ›
Gary Cooper’s 1935 Duesenberg SSJ crosses the block at Pebble Beach
The former Gary Cooper 1935 Duesenberg SSJ with coachwork by Herbert Newport Junior from the Miles Collier Collections will be up for sale at the Gooding & Company 2018 Pebble Beach auctions The estimate on the car is expected to… Read More ›
Preservation effort begins for Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum’s Auburn administration building – Daniel Strohl Hemmings
We visited the wonderful ACD museum a few years ago and I’m very pleased to see that the restoration effort is still going on, read Daniel’s article here