It’s A Duesy! 1929 Duesenberg Model J Up For Auction
by Gunnar Heinrich ::: img RM Auctions ::: 1929 Duesenberg Model J Convertible Coupe
ARGUABLY, the peak of automotive art happened circa 1925-1935.
Free from modern constraint and truer to a higher aesthetic, some of the world’s most elegantly sculptured machinery was wrought during this historic period of boom and bust.
Duesenberg was the American pinnacle.
More cache than a Cadillac or Packard, more style than a Rolls or a Benz, Duesenberg’s Model Js were simply epic in both appeal and exclusivity. This particular 1929 Model J “Convertible Coupe” by coachbuilder Murphy appears to be a spectacular case in point.
Antique automotive mover ‘n shaker RM Auctions is offering this straight-eight Duesy for bid at Hershey (PA) on October 7-8 (2010). No details on the car yet, but a carefully restored or lovingly kept Duesenberg will fetch a quarter million.
What price, exquisite art?
About the Author: Gunnar Heinrich is publisher of Automobiles De Luxe online and is executive producer of the Automobiles De Luxe Television series on PBS member station CPTV.
