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The Duesenberg Model A was the first automobile in series production to have hydraulic brakes and the first automobile in series production in the United States with a straight-eight engine. Officially known as the Duesenberg Straight Eight , the Model A was first shown in late 1920 in New York City .
1923 Duesenberg Model A touring car at the Louwman Museum. Duesenberg's first car was the Model A. It is powered by the Duesenberg Straight-8 engine and was the first car to be mass-produced with a straight-eight. [7] The purchase price for a Model A started at $6,500 (equivalent to $116,000 in 2023).
August Samuel Duesenberg (December 12, 1879 – January 18, 1955) was a German-born American automobile and engine manufacturer who built American racing and racing engines that set speed records at Daytona Beach, Florida, in 1920; won the French Grand Prix in 1921; and won Indianapolis 500-mile races (1922, 1924, 1925, and 1927), as well as setting one-hour and 24-hour speed records on the ...
The Duesenberg Model A, their company's first mass-produced vehicle, was manufactured between 1921 and 1927. [3] The Model A proved to be unpopular with car buyers because of its high cost (US$8,500 for the chassis alone) and unstylish exterior. As a result, the company struggled financially. [3] Duesenberg Model A Tourer
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]
A 1929 Duesenberg Model J Convertible Sedan on display in West Palm Beach, Florida. But at the height of the Duesenberg Model J's popularity in 1932, Fred Duesenberg died in an accident in one of ...
Duesenberg Model A; J. Duesenberg Model J; M. Mormon Meteor; S. Duesenberg Model SJ; T. Twenty Grand (Duesenberg) This page was last edited on 29 March 2013, at 21:44 ...
Duesenberg Model SJ: 1932 239 kW (320 hp; 324 PS) Supercharged version of the Model J [68] Duesenberg Model SSJ: 1935 291–298 kW (390–400 hp; 395–406 PS) The short-wheelbase version of the Model SJ [69] Mercury Monterey: 1958 298 kW (400 hp; 405 PS) Super Marauder engine available in all 1958 Mercury vehicles. [70]