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A Duesenberg marketing slogan was that the only car that could pass a Duesenberg was another Duesenberg—and that was with the first owner's consent. [ 19 ] Reinforcing this claim was the powerful 320 hp (239 kW) supercharged "SJ" model developed on the 142.5 in (362 cm) wheelbase [ 20 ] by Fred Duesenberg and introduced in May 1932. [ 7 ]
A Duesenberg car was the first American car to win a Grand Prix race, winning the 1921 French Grand Prix. Duesenbergs won the Indianapolis 500 in 1922 (when eight of the top ten finishers were Duesenbergs), 1924, 1925 and 1927. Transportation executive Errett Lobban Cord acquired the Duesenberg corporation in 1926. The company was sold and ...
Frederick Rd., S. Rolling Rd. and Mellor Ave., Catonsville, Maryland Coordinates 39°16′0″N 76°44′15″W / 39.26667°N 76.73750°W / 39.26667; -76
The Twenty Grand is the name given to the one-off custom 1933 Rollston Arlington Torpedo-bodied Duesenberg SJ ultra-luxury sedan. The design's initial price tag of US$20,000 ($470,746 in 2023 dollars [1]) during the height of the Great Depression infamously gave it its nickname of Twenty Grand. [2]
Catonsville (/ ˈ k eɪ t ə n z ˌ v ɪ l /) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Baltimore County, Maryland. The population was 44,701 at the 2020 US Census . The community is a streetcar suburb of Baltimore along the city's western border.
The Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum is an automobile museum located in Auburn, Indiana in the United States. Opened in 1974, it is dedicated to preserving cars built by Auburn Automobile , Cord Automobile , and Duesenberg Motors Company.
Duesenberg 16-valve straight-4 racing engine The Duesenberg 16-valve straight-4 aero engine was based on the company's earlier engine of a similar configuration used for automotive racing. Completed in 1916, the first two engines were delivered to the Gallaudet Aircraft Company for use in their D-1 maritime patrol aircraft later that year.
Old Catonsville Historic District is a national historic district in Catonsville, Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. It was laid out with the construction of the electric railway and is overwhelmingly residential, with three churches (one with a school), a modern public library, and an Art Deco water tower .