Duesenberg Model J Tourster 1932, Estados Unidos

Duesenberg Model J Tourster 1932, Estados Unidos
Motor: 420 CI
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Coachwork in the style of a Derham Tourster by Ted Billings

420 CI Straight 8 engine

3-speed manual transmission

Red exterior

Tan convertible top

Tan leather interior

Stewart Warner tachometer

Jaeger in-dash clock

Altimeter

150 MPH speedometer

In-dash brake adjustment lever with dry, rain, snow and ice settings

Duesenberg Straight 8 Indianapolis firewall badge

Polished side engine pipes

Dual horns

Duesenberg Model J decorative hood ornament

Chrome wire wheels

Wide Whitewall tires

By the time Errett Lobban Cord announced the extraordinary Duesenberg Model J, the company’s most valuable asset, Fred Duesenberg, was already a giant of the American automobile industry. The Model J took that reputation to new heights; at a time when Auburns sold for between $995 to $2,095, and Cord’s own L-29 peaked around $3,295, the Model J demanded more than $18,000 for openers and skyrocketed from there depending on customer specifications. The Model J was the most technically advanced car in America, and the most powerful by far. Its 265 HP was more than double that of its closest competitor, the 112 HP Chrysler Imperial 80. Its second-gear top speed of 90-plus MPH astonished even the most skeptical customers, who were also universally impressed with the Model J’s unwavering composure at speed. It was no surprise that the first bodies ordered by Duesenberg for the new Model J were designed and built by Derham Body Co. of Rosemont, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1887, Derham was unique, a family business purposely organized for utmost flexibility in meeting varying demands from private and corporate customers alike. Derham’s designs and coachwork so impressed E.L. Cord that he appointed family scion Phil Derham as head of Duesenberg’s Custom Coachwork Division. Derham Body Co. would eventually design and build more than 40 custom bodies for the Model J and SJ. This 1932 Model J featured coachwork in the style of a Derham Tourster by Ted Billings. Typical of Derham’s conservative yet elegant offerings, it impresses with red body and chassis paint, burgundy fenders, beltline and sills, a contrasting tan folding top and leather interior, and wide whitewalls on chromed wire wheels. The powerful 420 CI Duesenberg straight-8 with polished side-exhaust drives a 3-speed manual transmission, and the opulent cabin incorporates a 150 MPH speedometer, Stewart Warner tachometer, Jaeger clock, an altimeter, in-dash brake adjustment lever with dry, rain, snow and ice settings, and wind-down rear windscreen.