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Duesenberg
The Great name still lives on in the minds of many Americans some 40 years after the collapse of the Cord-Auburn-Duesenberg Company. On this page there are but three cars. All but one were an attempt to revive the grand marquee "Duesenburg", sadly all failed.
1958
1958 Duesenberg J Kollins le Grande Cabriolet, built by Mike Kollins a Packard engineer.
The car is titled as a 1930 Duesenberg because of all the components used in its construction.
1966
Virgil M. Exner designed the new Duesenberg on a Chrysler Imperial chassis, powered by a V8-440ci engine a car
that was inspired
by his "Revival
Cars". The design
was quite different to the design-suggestion Exner made in 1963 for
a
Duesenberg
revival. The prototype was built by Ghia, Torino,
Italy. It cost $60,000! Fritz Duesenberg, son of August and
nephew of Fred Duesenberg, was president of the new founded Duesenberg. 50 cars were sold
(selling price was $19,500 in 1966!), among the first clients there were Elvis Presley and Jerry Lewis.
Production never started. The marshall seized the car because Duesenberg owed the salesman his commission.
Provision was $ 500 for each car, they couldn't pay him $5000, so the prototype was distrained.
That was the end of the new Duesenberg.
The prototype can be seen today at the "Auburn-Cord-Duesenberg-Museum"
1976
1976 Duesenberg Model D Revised. I can find no information on this car other than what I have posted if
anyone has some information on this car please contact us.
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