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- Fred and Augie Duesenberg with Engineering Staff outside Duesenberg Plant in Elizabeth, New Jersey, 1920-1928 - Brothers Fred and August Duesenberg formed Duesenberg Automobile & Motors Company in Minnesota in 1913. They relocated their headquarters to Indiana in 1920, and they built a reputation on successful race cars and superb luxury cars. The Duesenberg Model J, produced from 1928-1937, is still regarded as one of America's finest automobiles. The company ended operations in 1937.
- 1920-1928
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Fred and Augie Duesenberg with Engineering Staff outside Duesenberg Plant in Elizabeth, New Jersey, 1920-1928
Brothers Fred and August Duesenberg formed Duesenberg Automobile & Motors Company in Minnesota in 1913. They relocated their headquarters to Indiana in 1920, and they built a reputation on successful race cars and superb luxury cars. The Duesenberg Model J, produced from 1928-1937, is still regarded as one of America's finest automobiles. The company ended operations in 1937.
- Duesenberg Automobile Emblem, circa 1930 - An automobile manufacturer's badge is fundamental to the company's brand identity -- just as the maker's name is often important to <em>our</em> identity as consumers and drivers. Early automobile badges tended to be small and often discreetly located; today they have evolved into enlarged, prominently placed, and frequently symmetrical logos -- easy to recognize, even at a glance in a rear-view mirror.
- circa 1930
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Duesenberg Automobile Emblem, circa 1930
An automobile manufacturer's badge is fundamental to the company's brand identity -- just as the maker's name is often important to our identity as consumers and drivers. Early automobile badges tended to be small and often discreetly located; today they have evolved into enlarged, prominently placed, and frequently symmetrical logos -- easy to recognize, even at a glance in a rear-view mirror.
- 1933 Duesenberg Automobile Participating in Glidden Tour, September 1951 - The original Glidden Tours, sponsored by AAA from 1904-1913, promoted both automobiles and road improvements. AAA and the Veteran Motor Car Club of America revived the annual tours in 1946 for owners of vintage automobiles. This time, the focus was more on pleasure than promotion. Participants often dressed in period costume, and they staged impromptu car shows along the way.
- September 01, 1951
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1933 Duesenberg Automobile Participating in Glidden Tour, September 1951
The original Glidden Tours, sponsored by AAA from 1904-1913, promoted both automobiles and road improvements. AAA and the Veteran Motor Car Club of America revived the annual tours in 1946 for owners of vintage automobiles. This time, the focus was more on pleasure than promotion. Participants often dressed in period costume, and they staged impromptu car shows along the way.
- 1931 Duesenberg Model J Convertible Victoria - Fred Duesenberg set out to build an automotive masterpiece. Its superlative engineering included a 265-horsepower engine that could push the car to a 116 mph top speed. Duesenberg built only 472 Model Js between 1928 and 1935. No two are identical because independent coachbuilders crafted each body to the buyer's specifications.
- 1931
- Collections - Artifact
1931 Duesenberg Model J Convertible Victoria
Fred Duesenberg set out to build an automotive masterpiece. Its superlative engineering included a 265-horsepower engine that could push the car to a 116 mph top speed. Duesenberg built only 472 Model Js between 1928 and 1935. No two are identical because independent coachbuilders crafted each body to the buyer's specifications.