Duesenberg Corporation

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Duesenberg Corporation
legal form Corporation
founding 1970
resolution 1979
Seat Inglewood , California , USA
management EW Rose
Branch Automobiles

Duesenberg Corporation was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The company was founded in Gardena , California in 1970 . In the same year the production of automobiles began. The brand name was Duesenberg , based on the pre-war brand Duesenberg . The director was EW Rose. In 1974 the company moved to Inglewood , also in California. Production ended in 1979. According to one source, a total of around 25 vehicles were built. Another source names 25 vehicles for 1976 and 15 for 1977.

vehicles

The only model was a high quality replica of the Duesenberg SSJ Speedster of the 1930s as a roadster . The dimensions are taken from an original vehicle that once belonged to Gary Cooper . A commercial vehicle - chassis of Dodge with 3249 mm wheelbase formed the basis. An open body made of aluminum and steel was mounted on it. A V8 engine from Chrysler drove the vehicles. There was a choice of versions with a carburetor and a supercharger. The engine output was given as 500 hp , with one source saying that it was actually around 300 hp.

literature

  • Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Duesenberg (II).
  • George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Volume 1: A – F. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 463. (English)
  • Ron Kowalke: Standard Catalog of American Cars 1946-1975. Krause Publications, Iola 1997, ISBN 0-87341-521-3 , pp. 822-823. (English)
  • James M. Flammang: Standard Catalog of American Cars 1976-1986. Krause Publications, Iola 1988, ISBN 0-87341-113-7 , pp. 420-421. (English)

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Duesenberg (II).
  2. ^ A b George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 463. (English)
  3. ↑ a b c d Ron Kowalke: Standard Catalog of American Cars 1946–1975. Krause Publications, Iola 1997, ISBN 0-87341-521-3 , pp. 822-823. (English)
  4. ↑ a b James M. Flammang: Standard Catalog of American Cars 1976–1986. Krause Publications, Iola 1988, ISBN 0-87341-113-7 , pp. 420-421. (English)