Like his father, Dirk is a lifelong classic car enthusiast, instantly recognizing a Duesenberg in his father's collection when they first meet.
Pride of place in the American collection is a 1931 Duesenberg J Derham bodied Tourster, one of only eight built.
Joachim Witt was the guitarist/singer in the 1970s Krautrock band Duesenberg.
One-of-a-kind automobiles include a 1936 Duesenberg 12 cylinder Gentlemen's Speedster, a 1920 Carroll, and a 1916 Scripps-Booth.
In 1919 the brothers sold their Minnesota and New Jersey factories to John Willys and came to Indianapolis, Indiana, where they established the Duesenberg Automobile and Motors Company in 1920.
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Ab Jenkins set a 24-hour speed record of 135.47 miles an hour in a Duesenberg on the Bonneville Salt Flats in 1935.
The Duesenberg Straight Eight was introduced in late 1920 at the Commodore Hotel in New York City.
Also, apparently knowing about Mike's racing skills, Howard is determined to hire Mike to drive Howard's Fox Five car in an upcoming road race, but Mike prefers to race his own car, a Cobra 427 sports car, which is towed around the country by a 1929 Model J Duesenberg.
The original 1967 design of the new Bearcat was based on Virgil Exner's Duesenberg "Revival Car" concept.