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black mambablack mamba Registered Users Posts: 8,323 Major grins
edited July 3, 2018 in Other Cool Shots

1935 Duesenberg SJN

From around 1913 to 1937, the Duesenberg brothers produced some of the finest automobiles ever. If you had the bucks, these cars were IT. When you bought a Duesenberg, you got the frame, engine, and drivetrain. While the company did offer their cars with completed bodies designed and built by a closely associated operation, many buyers elected to have custom designers and fabricators finish off their car. It was common to have these completed cars exceed $25,000 to $30,000 …..around $500,000 in today's money. Clark Gable was one of the owners who swore by their cars. A picture I took of Clark's magnificent ride ( not the car shown here ) was published in a book about his life.

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  • toragstorags Registered Users Posts: 4,615 Major grins

    Wow... a jewel...

    Rags
  • black mambablack mamba Registered Users Posts: 8,323 Major grins

    @torags said:
    Wow... a jewel...

    …...and ain't dat the truth.

    I always wanted to lie naked on a bearskin rug in front of a fireplace. Cracker Barrel didn't take kindly to it.
  • StumblebumStumblebum Registered Users Posts: 8,480 Major grins

    A beauty!

  • black mambablack mamba Registered Users Posts: 8,323 Major grins

    Yeah, Taz, a beauty for sure. Actually, a pure white car was pretty uncommon in those days.....particularly in the rarified world of the Duesenberg and a few other expensive brands. Owners in those cases often went for garish colors, often in two-tone combinations.

    I always wanted to lie naked on a bearskin rug in front of a fireplace. Cracker Barrel didn't take kindly to it.
  • bfluegiebfluegie Registered Users Posts: 850 Major grins

    This is a beauty. I was at the Auburn, Cord, Duesenberg museum earlier this year and I don't remember seeing a single white car. A couple of cream colored cars but no white. I agree that there were a lot of bright colors. My least favorite were a couple that reminded me of a ketchup and mustard combination.

    ~~Barbara
  • RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,967 moderator

    Gorgeous car. Personally, I don't much care for the garish colored ones--guess I won't buy one. :wink:

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  • black mambablack mamba Registered Users Posts: 8,323 Major grins
    edited July 4, 2018

    @bfluegie said:
    This is a beauty. I was at the Auburn, Cord, Duesenberg museum earlier this year and I don't remember seeing a single white car. A couple of cream colored cars but no white. I agree that there were a lot of bright colors. My least favorite were a couple that reminded me of a ketchup and mustard combination.

    Thanks for the visit, Barbara. I'm with you about that " ketchup and mustard combination ". I, too, have seen a couple like that....not my cup of tea. One of our other forum members gets pretty involved with the big ACD gathering every year. I keep thinking that I'll get up there one day for that event.....just hasn't happened. These days, I've really trimmed back on my car show activities. I'll hit the Pebble Beach affair every other year, the old Meadowbrook show in the years I don't hit Pebble Beach and I wouldn't miss the Amelia Island show even if you paid me.

    Take care,

    Tom

    I always wanted to lie naked on a bearskin rug in front of a fireplace. Cracker Barrel didn't take kindly to it.
  • black mambablack mamba Registered Users Posts: 8,323 Major grins

    @Richard said:
    Gorgeous car. Personally, I don't much care for the garish colored ones--guess I won't buy one. :wink:

    Awe, come on, Richard. Come off the hip and go get yourself one of these restored masterpieces. Just be sure to bring something north of a million bucks.

    I always wanted to lie naked on a bearskin rug in front of a fireplace. Cracker Barrel didn't take kindly to it.
  • willard3willard3 Registered Users Posts: 2,580 Major grins

    Very cool and it's white.

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  • black mambablack mamba Registered Users Posts: 8,323 Major grins

    @willard3 said:
    Very cool and it's white.

    Thanks for looking in, fellow. Yup....ultra white. You could probably spot this thing from the International Space Station.

    I always wanted to lie naked on a bearskin rug in front of a fireplace. Cracker Barrel didn't take kindly to it.
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