Fred and Augie Duesenberg: Made America's Greatest Car

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Fred and Augie Duesenberg: Made America's Greatest Car

The Duesenberg SJ, a classic car of beauty and power, sells for millions on the rare occasion when one is offered for sale at auction. Jay Leno, owner of an extensive classic car collection, calls the SJ â€œthe greatest American carâ€ ever built. Although the Duesenberg name evokes images of a European heritage, an automobile built in the image of iconic stalwarts such as Mercedes, Benz, Bugatti and Ferrari, the European heritage is an illusion. Duesenberg cars are as American as apple pie, born and bred in the cornfields of Iowa. The Duesenberg story follows the traditional evolution of many automobile pioneers through the bicycle and mechanical phases to the development of a car fitting their vision. But the brothers took it a step further and created such superlative cars that movie stars, tycoons and royalty lined up to buy them including Gary Cooper, Clark Gable, Dolores Del Rio, William Randolph Hearst, Darryl Zanuck, Jr., Marion Davies, Philip Wrigleyâ€”he owned three in successionâ€”the Duke of Windsor, the King of Spain and the Prince of Romania. Award-winning author and syndicated columnist Daniel Alef tells the story of the Duesenbergs and the creation of America's greatest car. [2,819-word Titans of Fortune article]

Country	USA
Author	Daniel Alef
Binding	Kindle Edition
EISBN	9781608040162
Format	Kindle eBook
Label	Meta4 Publishing
Manufacturer	Meta4 Publishing
NumberOfPages	10
PublicationDate	2009-02-18
Publisher	Meta4 Publishing
ReleaseDate	2009-02-18
Studio	Meta4 Publishing

Fred and Augie Duesenberg: Made America's Greatest Car

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