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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]
An additional 100 orders were filled in 1930. Thus, the Model J fell short of the original goal to sell 500 cars a year. [9] Most engine and chassis were made in 1929 and 1930, but due to the Depression, high price, etc., ended up sold and bodied throughout subsequent years. Thus the year for a given Model J usually refers to the latter.
The sale, to a private buyer, was for 135 million euros ($142,769,250). It handily outstripped the previous record-setting $48.4-million sale of a 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO at a 2018 auction to become the most expensive car ever sold at auction. Both of these high-dollar sales were brokered by RM Sotheby's. [1]
Here's a look at the rarest and most expensive vehicles on Earth. Some are vintage classics built before the Depression. ... classic and expensive cars. The supercar went on sale for $2.78 million ...
The SSJ reportedly produced 400 hp (298 kW) and could go 0 to 60 mph (0 to 97 km/h) in less than 8 seconds. Cooper's SSJ sold for $22 million in 2018, making it the most expensive American car ever sold at auction at the time. [33] About 378 of 481 Model Js of all types still existed as of 2002. [34]
He appears to have a soft spot for 1930s motors and American muscle cars. According to CarParts.com, Leno’s auto collection is valued at between $52 million and $100 million. ... Among his most ...
6. 1937 Bugatti Type 57SC Atalante. Gooding & Company. Estimate: $9,000,000 – $11,000,000. You know our list is elevated when a Bugatti Type 57SC Atalante —one of the most beautiful and ...
The Ambassador model lost its position as Nash's most expensive car in 1929 with the introduction of seven-passenger sedan and limousine models carried through the 1934 model year. The Ambassador remained in the Advanced Six range until 1930, when the model was moved to the "Nash Twin Ignition Eight" series.