Duesenberg II

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Duesenberg II was a US car brand.

Brand history

Duesenberg Motors Inc. of Elroy , Wisconsin, began producing automobiles in 1979. The brand name was Duesenberg II , alluding to the pre-war brand Duesenberg . Elite Heritage Motors Corp., founded on March 31, 1977 . from the same city continued production. This company should not be confused with Elite Enterprises , which manufactured Elite brand vehicles. The last manufacturer was Falls Motors Ltd. from Genoa , Illinois . Production ended in 1999. In total, only a few vehicles were built.

vehicles

There were five replicas of classic vehicles from Duesenberg on offer . The models named are Model J Speedster , Murphy Roadster , Royalton Phaeton , Torpedo Phaeton and Torpedo Roadster . The chassis came from Ford and the V8s from either Ford or Lincoln . One source names 5700 cm³ displacement , a second 5800 cm³ displacement and a third 7538 cm³ displacement (460 cubic inches ). The bodies were made of fiberglass . The vehicles were luxuriously equipped with automatic transmissions , disc brakes , air conditioning and power steering . The vehicles were 569 cm long with a wheelbase of 390 cm .

Prices rose from $ 125,000 in 1984 to $ 195,000 in 1999.

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)
  • James M. Flammang: Standard Catalog of American Cars 1976-1986. Krause Publications, Iola 1988, ISBN 0-87341-113-7 , p. 421. (English)

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b c 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 c d e f g h i j 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 James M. Flammang: Standard Catalog of American Cars 1976–1986. Krause Publications, Iola 1988, ISBN 0-87341-113-7 , p. 421. (English)
  4. ↑ opencorporates (English, accessed on February 18, 2017)
  5. ↑ Allcarindex (English, accessed on February 18, 2017)