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	Duesenberg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Duesenberg was a United States-based luxury automobile company active in various forms from 1913 to 1937.
		Duesenberg advertising claimed that it was the best car in the world, and their world-beating performance and extreme opulence tend to back that up.
		The closest came in the mid-1960s with Fritz Duesenberg, August's son, at the helm and Virgil Exner as the stylist by using the chassis of a 1966 Imperial with a Chrysler engine.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Duesenberg (1255 words)

	Fred Duesenberg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Duesenbergs were granted an American contract to produce the engine for the French government, and it was their experience with the Bugatti masterpiece that led to the design of the famous Duesenberg straight-eight engine.
		Duesenberg was expected to fully recover from the spinal injury and dislocation of the shoulder when pleural pneumonia developed.
		Duesenberg was inducted in the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in the first class in 1990.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fred_Duesenberg (1173 words)

	1922 Duesenberg Model A 2
		Duesenberg first designed the Model J engine with enough horsepower and then designed a chassis around that engine with 142 ½ or 153 ½ inch wheelbase so a client could have any type of body that he wanted – with all the room, desired as well as the capability of exceeding 100 mph.
		Early Model J Duesenberg prototypes were found to ride poorly; the reason was the front and back springs had different spring rates, which resulted in a pitching ride.
		The Duesenberg’s 265 hp was more than 6 times that of the Model A Ford; the J engine would propel the car at 89 mph in second gear and 116 in high gear.
	www.classiccarclub.org /22duesiA24coupe.htm (3217 words)

	Duesenberg (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Duesenberg's in the sequence of photographs are:
		Duesenberg was the first American car to win the famous Grand Prix at Le Mans, France, in 1921.
		Fred Duesenberg stayed on as vice-president of engineering with the company and his brother left with his race car designs and continued on in motor racing.
	www.angelfire.com /pa5/duesenberg/duesenberg.html (496 words)

	CanadianDriver: Motoring Memories - Duesenberg Model A
		The Duesenberg J was the brainchild of Errett Lobban (E. L.) Cord, who had gained control of the Duesenberg Motor Co. of Indianapolis in 1926, and made it part of his Auburn-Cord-Duesenberg empire.
		It was derived directly from the Duesenberg that had won the French Grand Prix in July of that year, a race in which the Duesenberg's hydraulic brakes were a decisive factor.
		The Model A Duesenberg's eight had a bore of 73 mm (2.875 in.) and a long stroke of 127 mm (5.0 in.), giving a displacement of 4.3 litres (260 cu in.).
	www.canadiandriver.com /articles/bv/duesenberg_a.htm (854 words)

	Duesenberg
		Duesenberg built what many still consider the finest American automobile of all time.
		After the Duesenberg family emigrated from Germany to Iowa in 1885, a twenty something Fred built racing bicycles renowned for precision craftsmanship.
		Duesenberg racers soon came to rival the great Miller racers at Indianapolis, winning the annual 500 miler no less than three times before 1930.
	www.angelfire.com /me4/zoltancarnovaush/Duesenberg.html (1388 words)

	Lost Marques: Duesenberg
		The Duesenberg "J" may not have featured a supercharger, but the 6.9 litre engine still made the car good for a top speed of around 116mph.
		The first Duesenberg production car followed in late 1921; called the Model A, it had a straight eight-cylinder 260cu.in (4.25 litre) engine, and was the first-ever North American car to use hydraulic brakes.
		The celebrations were short lived, Fred Duesenberg having a bad accident during testing of the car – he would later die from resultant complications.
	www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au /lost_marques_duesenberg.htm (883 words)

	Joyrides \| This Duesenberg proved too good to go into production
		The story of the building of the Duesenberg I, the first of a series of more modern vehicles that have attempted to resurrect the revered name, is the tale of an engine, an exaggerated modern exterior design, a drop-dead instrument panel, of special paint treatment and an unusual leather interior.
		The Duesenberg Motor Company, builder of auto and marine engines, was organized by Frederick and August Duesenberg in 1913 in St. Paul, Minn. The one-time owner of an Iowa bicycle business which failed in 1903, Fred Duesenberg had designed and raced a car, the Mason, by the time he and Augie opened their engine business.
		Duesenberg Motors Corp. was funded in New Jersey in 1916 and during the war the company produced aero engines and filled other government contracts.
	info.detnews.com /joyrides/story/index.cfm?id=165 (1271 words)

	AmericanHeritage.com / DUESENBERG
		As the Duesenberg brothers established themselves in Elizabeth, their company began to shift engineering emphasis from automobiles and marine power plants to the war effort and the rapidly expanding field of aircraft engines.
		Miller, who was even more inept at business than the Duesenbergs, went in and out of bankruptcy in the early 1930s, and while he remained active as a designer and builder until his death in 1943, he never regained the glory years of the twenties.
		Duesenbergs won the 500 in 1924 with Joe Boyer up (a sportsman heir to the Burroughs business-machine fortune) and his co-driver, L. Corum; then a year later with Ralph De Palma’s plucky nephew Pete DePaolo, who became the first man to average more than 100 mph for the five-hundred-mile distance.
	www.americanheritage.com /articles/magazine/ah/1994/4/1994_4_88.shtml (4676 words)

	Automotive History Online
		Although the Duesenberg brothers were world class engineers, they were unable to sell their model A car, their first mass produced vehicle, which was considered very advanced.
		Hiring Fred Duesenberg to design the chassis and an engine that would be the best in the world, the newly revived Duesenburg motor company set about to produce the model J. The model J Duesenberg was first available at the New York Car show in 1928.
		Duesenberg's advertising claimed it was the best cars in the world.
	automotivehistoryonline.com /Duesenberg.htm (629 words)

	:::::DUESENBERG *USA:::::
		Duesenberg Guitars are a unique combination of German engineering and classic art-deco styling.
		Since the mid 1990s, Duesenberg has tirelessly focused on developing a line of guitars and basses that meets and exceeds the demands of a seasoned professional.
		Each Duesenberg guitar and bass has been painstakingly hand assembled by guitarists like you – making Duesenberg one of the finest sounding and playing guitars in the world.
	www.duesenbergusa.com /index2.html (187 words)

	gizmag Article: Duesenberg Automobiles to be reborn
		The owners of the Duesenberg name plan to produce both cars and motorcycles under the marque, with the Duesenberg Torpedo motorcycle to be unveiled at the Daytona Bike Week in March 2006, with scheduled delivery in June 2006.
		In 1926 Duesenberg Inc. was formed as a subsidiary of Auburn Motors, with the sole mission of producing the finest car in the world in terms of style, performance, and luxury.
		Since the last Duesenberg was delivered 60 years ago, the value of the original cars has risen to the million dollar range and the mystique of this rare and beautiful work of automotive art has continued to make the name Duesenberg highly recognized for the ultimate in quality and value.
	www.gizmag.com /go/4076 (947 words)

	Auburn, Cord, Duesenberg Pictures and Mason, 1,100 Classic Car Photos
		Duesenberg automobiles were among the most stylish and expensive cars of their day.
		The Model J Duesenbergs started at around $8,500.00, and that didn't even get you a body for the car, which was extra cost.
		Duesenbergs, were aimed at the elite, the very wealthy, and they were built and priced accordingly.
	www.hubcapcafe.com /ocs/acd.htm (241 words)

	Duesenberg J - Supercars.net
		While the Duesenberg brothers were world-class engineers, as proven at Le Mans, their sales led the Duesenberg company to financial difficulties.
		When Fred Duesenberg started the Model J project, he used developments learnt with the successful Indianapolis cars including engine refinements such as four valves per cylinder and twin camshafts.
		Duesenberg's Model J was responsible for a starting a trend of powerful luxury cars in America.
	www.supercars.net /cars/468.html (848 words)

	Duesenberg Automobile & Motors Company, Inc. Stock Certificate - 1923 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		These successes were the rewards of brothers Fred Duesenberg (1876-1932) and August Duesenberg (1879-1955), two native talents and mechanical masterminds who taught themselves the principles of transportation engineering.
		Born in Germany and raised among the large Duesenberg family that had emigrated to Iowa, the boys found favor in building and racing bicycles.
		Duesenberg cars will be strictly custom built, the owners selecting their own body styles, their own body makers and selecting their own colors.
	www.scripophily.net /duesautmotco.html (1070 words)

	Duesenberg Torpedo® Coupe - A new Duesenberg luxury automobile (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Duesenberg Torpedo® Coupe - A new Duesenberg luxury automobile
		A new Duesenberg luxury automobile to bring the United States back into the top segment of the World automotive marketplace - the Duesenberg Torpedo® Coupe.
		The Duesenberg Torpedo® Coupe will offer the ultimate luxury motoring for four passengers, along with a unique blend of automotive innovation and the finest comfort features.
	duesenbergcustomcoach.com /torpedocoupe.html (196 words)

	The Duesenberg SSJ
		Short is a relative term: At 125 inches, the wheelbase is longer than my entire 1960 Mini was, but it is considerably shorter than the "standard" 142" or 153" wheelbase Duesenberg chassis.
		Cooper's other Duesenberg (J431/2425) is at the Heritage Plantation.
		Another ex-Briggs Duesenberg, a short (142") wheelbase J dual cowl phaeton, was also at the Collier museum.
	www.deloreanmotorcar.com /dues/ssj.htm (390 words)

	4wheelz—Dennis Adler > Duesenberg (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Examples: The Duesenberg racing cars at Indy did not use Roots blowers as he states and goes on to describe in faulty detail, they used centrifugal superchargers.
		Dennis Adler's Duesenberg follows his basic formula for a book, a very competent photo album with little or nothing in the way of historical insight.
		The handsome coach work pictured on these pages (none of it, of course, the product of the Indanapolis-based Duesenberg factory which provided only the chasis---and that for about $8,000 pre-Depression dollars) really underlines what bygone days these are.
	www.4wheelz.net /item_details-0873493885.htm (463 words)

	The Duesenberg- a DECO RIDES Drawing Board Project
		It was a monster of a car with 153.5-inch wheelbase, the longer of the two standard chassis built for Duesenbergs.
		While the Duesenberg was much larger, when I shrank the plans down 10% and laid them over the Zephyr in profile, the rear 50% of the cars was a virtual match.
		Pete D'Orta and the infamous Mike "Bubba" Craig of Fat Man extended the frame from 125 to 148-inch wheelbase, put the body on the chassis, plunked in the V-12, hung the front fenders, grille shell and headlights on the chassis.
	www.decorides.com /duesenberg.htm (1026 words)

	Duesenberg Rises Again - Consumer
		It has been nearly 70 years since the last Duesenberg rolled off the assembly line, but the super-stylish king of American luxury automobiles is about to be resurrected.
		Duesenberg, the Maple Plain [Minn.] company that bought the trademark in 1996, has announced that next year its sister company, Duesenberg Custom Coach, plans to unveil the Duesenberg Torpedo Coupe.
		The Duesenberg Torpedo Coupe will be made in a limited edition -- about 25 to 50 the first year, Hartje estimates -- and is intended for the same buyer willing to plunk down six figures for European cars like the Rolls-Royce Phantom, which costs $328,750.
	www.nbc11.com /money/6648913/detail.html (1274 words)

	Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum
		Imagine the most beautiful classic automobiles of all time - Duesenberg, Packard, Cord, Cadillac, Auburn, Rolls Royce - the emblems of an age when personal motoring brought with it style, elegance and untamed speed.
		The Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum, a masterpiece of art deco architecture, is distinguished by inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places.
		Copyright © 1997 - 2006 - Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum - acdmuseum.org
	www.acdmuseum.org (123 words)

	No. 944: Duesenberg
		For a while, the Duesenbergs built the Maytag-Mason automobile.
		The company gradually folded while the Duesenbergs went off to St. Paul to work on engines.
		And the Duesenbergs inadvertently added a slang term to the English language.
	www.uh.edu /engines/epi944.htm (478 words)

	Classic Duesenberg - Automotive Forums .com Car Chat
		It sold for $4,455,000 million last year at Pebble Beach The famous Duesenberg was the top-selling car at the Pebble Beach Auction and set a world record as the highest price ever paid for an American automobile at auction.
		Duesenberg won the Indianapolis 500 in 1922, 1924, 1925, and 1927.
		William Spence drove a Duesenberg in the 1929 Indianapolis 500, but did not live through it.
	www.automotiveforums.com /vbulletin/showthread.php?t=380174 (278 words)

	1933 Duesenberg Model SJ Riviera Phaeton
		He presented Fred Duesenberg with the opportunity to create the greatest car in the world, and the result was the Model J. Conceived and executed to be superlative in all respects, the Model J was introduced at the New York Auto Salon on Dec. 1, 1928.
		The world of Duesenbergs is and has always been different from the one that most of us inhabit on a daily basis.
		While our subject car has been treated to a complete restoration and is in excellent condition, its value will always be affected by the numerous modifications it has endured over the years, including the removal of its original air scoops, the substitution of a reproduction supercharger, and the aforementioned frame swap.
	www.businessweek.com /autos/content/apr2006/bw20060404_711008.htm (1565 words)

	Duesenberg J / SJ
		Like Bentley, Duesenberg had a lot of victories in motor racing, such as Indianapolis 500, but its road cars had little sales success.
		The result was model J. Impressively, model J was powered by a 6.9-litre (420cu) straight-8 employing double overhead camshafts and 4 valves per cylinder – a technology Fred Duesenberg learned from motor racing.
		Duesenberg J and SJ were regarded as one of the best cars of that period.
	www.autozine.org /Classiccar/html/Duesenberg/SJ.html (276 words)

	Duesenberg NF font family : MyFonts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Duesenberg NF is a Nick's Fonts font family with 1 style priced from $20.00.
		Duesenberg NF The 1930s produced many distinctive and stylish autos.
		One was the Auburn, and this typeface was suggested by a period poster for the make.
	www.myfonts.com /fonts/nicksfonts/duesenberg-nf (104 words)

	Nicky Wright Duesenberg Pictures
		The 1929 Duesenberg J with a body by Walter Murphy of Pasadena.
		The 1929 Duesenberg Model J engine was a remarkable piece of machinery with a twin-cam in-line eight engine of racing pattern.
		One of the most striking designs is this 1931 Duesenberg J Convertible Victoria by Rollston.
	www.thecarsource.com /nicky/duesenberg.html (406 words)

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		This is a great opportunity for you to partner with the Festival and to assist in making our Festival (which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2006) grow even stronger in the next 50 years.
		Please contact the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Festival office if you have any questions about these sponsorships or if you would like to have a Festival representative come out and meet with you to discuss how we can make this opportunity work for your business.
		The 2006 Auburn Cord Duesenberg Festival posters are now in the ACD Festival office and sell for $10 each.
	www.acdfestival.org (343 words)

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