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Duesenberg J-158
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I still have pictures of my Mom with his Walker-LeGrande convertible coupe.
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Many years later,1970 to be exact,it was shown in a British publication which I think I still have. The pictures were unflattering and I thought that perhaps the idea should have been laid to rest for good. THEN,in 2003,I saw the actual car,up close,"Live and in color" as the TV ads used to say and it is one beautiful car.Whoever owns it now should never be ashamed to show it and the criticism sounds like sour grapes to me.As I understand the story,the chassis carried a badly deteriorated Rollston limo body and whoever owned it wanted to save the chassis and have something nice done with it.What else should be done with it,part it out or sell it for junk?
So what if it wasn't ready until 1968 or`69,the end results speak for themselves. From what I have read in Ray Wolff's notes,a lot of these cars are scrambled up and few carry the original crankshaft and some are put together from three or four clunkers that were one step away from the scrap pile any how.As far as I know,J158 has never been presented as an original 1930's car but as a new construction of one that SHOULD have been built and I,for one,commend whoever is responsible for this.
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Thanks for posting the pic Joel.
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mikespeed35 wrote: Bill Miller is William Goodwins son-in-law. He brings another Duesenberg he ownes to Auburn regularly. Are you sure you saw this car at Auburn in 06?
CORDially Mike
I have a difficult time remembering YESTERDAY but I think the 2006 car was a black one, also with a somewhat radical design but the fenders (among other things)were qute a bit different.....seems like it was associated with a long gone female movie star. I'd have to check my photo's to make sure...
s a spare engine. Are you sure you saw this car at Auburn in 06?
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Joel wrote: I saw this car in Auburn in '06. It is stunningly gorgious! I would love to see it again. Hopefully it will be in Auburn this year, the Year of the Duesenberg. Does anyone know the owner?
Can you remember what was the color combination (exterior and interior)?Thanks
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s a spare engine. Are you sure you saw this car at Auburn in 06?
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Chris Summers wrote: I think it's owned by Bill Miller (a relative of William Goodwin).
Where was the car displayed, Daniel?
I'm sorry ,i didn't word it right.What i meant is i 've seen a picture of this car not the car itself.
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Where was the car displayed, Daniel?
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I haven't seen the car in person, although I'm told the craftsmanship involved was first-rate. I was also told that the car made an appearance at Auburn quite some time ago and retreated, due to some rude remarks regarding it being a rebody. It's more than welcome to reappear this year...50 in '10!
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