Only the best, please The Peninsula, whose global brand has epitomized glamour and luxury for generations, has announced the eight...
The son of a wealthy Tennessee family, Pete Kreis had grown up during the time that European manufacturers dominated automobile...
Jay Leno’s Garage featured the “Twenty Grand”, a car unveiled at the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair and considered by many to be the grandest Duesenberg in existence. ...
Words by Sean Smith / Photos by Sean Smith & Michael DiPleco When you hear the word Duesenberg you have...
In January, Worldwide Auctioneers will be back in Arizona for its much-awaited annual boutique sale, The Scottsdale Auction. The auction...
Heading to auction on May 22 at the 2021 Amelia Island RM Sotheby’s Auction is a rare 1929 Duesenberg Model J ‘Disappearing Top’ Torpedo by Murphy. Pasadena-based coachbuilder Walter M. Murphy’s most famous design on the Duesenberg Model J chassis, being the ‘Disappearing Top’ Convertible Coupe, saw only 25 examples of the...
American style and simplicity defeated Europe’s complex cars and engines at Le Mans in 1921 to put the seal on...
The National Historic Vehicle Register has officially added two cars this year to their list- the 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T SE...
Designed and engineered to compete with the world’s most luxurious and powerful cars, the Duesenberg Model J was introduced to the world in December 1928. It was the epitome of luxury, at a price only the elite could afford. The car was lightyears ahead of its time – with a...
A weekend full of horsepower, friendships and history — with a little social distancing mixed in — came to a...
A 1929 Duesenberg J-218 Town Limousine and 1973 Porsche 917/30 Can-Am Spyder were crowned this year’s Best in Show on...
A very special moment in our hobby occurred as one decade ended and another began. The very first Duesenberg passenger car—owned by the same family for 100 years (you read that correctly)—has been donated to the ACD Museum in Auburn, IN. James and CyrAnn Castle of Monterey, CA, gifted their...
Staying true to the tagline “World Class Cars, World Class Experience” the 15th Annual La Jolla Concours d’Elegance proved yet...
Mecum Auctions’ inaugural Phoenix·Glendale collector-car auction was held March 14-17, at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, and the results...
Offered for sale at Mecum Auctions’ Phoenix sale (March 14–17) this 1932 Duesenberg Model J, chassis 2574 and engine J546, is unique to the breed with its one-of-a-kind Torpedo Berline coachwork built by Rollston of New York City—a firm known for executing some of its most beautiful work for its...
Mecum Auctions topped its previous year’s sale, yet again, with a 38-percent increase in total sales at its 10th annual...
A 1935 Duesenberg SSJ previously owned by Gary Cooper will be offered at the 2018 Gooding and Company Pebble Beach...
In 1947, a Duesenberg was often the car of dreams. For then-10-year-old Roger P. Willbanks that was certainly true. “It was definitely an over-the-top car for its day, especially in terms of its performance,” explains Roger. “The mechanics—the engine—were beyond belief! It had multiples of the power of any other...
A six-person list of racing pioneers, legends and modern-day champions joined “The First Lady of Motorsports” in a colorful and...
Worldwide Auctioneers is gearing up for its annual The Pacific Grove Auction on the Monterey Peninsula, scheduled for Thursday, August 23rd,...
A 1929 Duesenberg J/SJ Convertible and a 1963 Ferrari 250/275P won the Best In Show honors on Saturday, March 10, at the 23rd annual Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance (above, photo courtesy of Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance), which also honored the only double Formula One World Champion and two-time Indy 500...
Auctions America, an RM Sotheby’s company, continued a Labor Day tradition this past weekend, August 31–September 3, with its flagship...
The 1933 Duesenberg Model SJ ‘Sweep Panel’ Phaeton by LaGrande, engine J-510, will headline the annual Auburn Fall Collector Car...
Auctions America has added one of most significant Duesenbergs to be offered at auction in recent years to the lineup for its flagship Auburn Fall sale, scheduled for August 31-September 3 at the Auburn Auction Park in Auburn, Indiana. Formerly part of the renowned Lyon Family Collection, the 1933 Duesenberg...
A 1930 Duesenberg Model J Dual-Cowl Phaeton offered from 54 years of single-family ownership brought in the top price of...
A 1930 Duesenberg Model J Dual-Cowl Phaeton (above, Darin Schnabel photo courtesy of RM Sotheby’s) offered from 54 years of...
Two important Duesenbergs will highlight a carefully curated selection of approximately 120 important automobiles at RM Sotheby’s 10th annual Hershey, Pennsylvania, auction, scheduled for October 6-7. The star-attraction pair is being offered from more than 50 years of single-family ownership. The first of the Duesenbergs is a 1930 Model J...
A 1929 Duesenberg Model J “Disappearing Top” Convertible Coupe by Murphy drew the highest bid during RM Sotheby’s Motor City...
RM Sotheby’s annual Motor City sale this July 30 at the Inn at St. John’s in Plymouth, Michigan, will offer...
An unrestored 1929 Duesenberg J Convertible Coupe topped Morphy Auctions’ 46-lot Premier Automobile Auction in Denver, Pennsylvania, last weekend, selling for a staggering $2.53 million. The auction’s gross sales totaled $4,371,125. The all-original Duesenberg had logged a mere 33,000 miles over the past 86 years. All four of its previous...
