The Very Best Duesenberg Photos From The Fred Roe Collection

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29 Dec 2011 03:17 #21769 by Chris Summers

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You did but that photo wasn't in any of them. The only picture I've ever seen of that car in any form of accident was the still shot from "She Had To Eat." Some shots in that film were made using a miniature which still exists and was in a private collection as of a few years ago.

I don't think I've seen the photo Bob mentions. Anyone?

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29 Dec 2011 03:12 #21768 by Bob Roller

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Chris,I think the picture I saw was in an ACD Newsletter but don't ask me which one. Didn't I give you most of my old Newsletters??

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28 Dec 2011 21:06 #21765 by Chris Summers

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Alright, that's a new one to me. More information, anyone?

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28 Dec 2011 19:45 #21764 by Bob Roller

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Chris,
The picture I saw,if it was J198 showed a badly damaged car and not from any movie scene. I remember seeing one from a movie that showed a "J"with a damaged front fender but as I recall,the caption from the badly damaged car said the driver was nearly killed.

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28 Dec 2011 19:08 #21763 by Chris Summers

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Bob, that was a still shot from 1936's "She Had To Eat," I believe. I don't know the circumstances of the collision in the film.

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28 Dec 2011 18:36 #21762 by Bob Roller

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I saw it at Auburn some years ago with the body in what appeared to be the original boat tail configuration. There was another photo publishe years ago of what may have been this car with all the body modifications that had kissed a telephone pole while driven by a driver under the influence of liquid dumb ass.

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20 Dec 2011 22:00 #21679 by Chris Summers

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J-198 / 2221, a highly modified Murphy Disappearing Top Torpedo Convertible Coupe. The car survives, with the body restored back to more or less the original configuration.

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If it would have rear hinged doors, different windshield and shorter hood, I would say J-386/2421 :-)

but it is apparently not

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20 Dec 2011 20:15 #21675 by landmark

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Thank you for posting the link.

The 1930ies fisk Tire commercial video is very cool.

Does someone knows which car that Duesenberg CC in that commercial is?

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20 Dec 2011 15:49 #21671 by David Greenlees

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Take the time to visit The Old Motor at theoldmotor.com/?s=duesenberg We have hundreds of period black and white photos from the Fred Roe Collection that we are posting along with others weekly. We have many photos which you will enjoy that have never been seen by the public before.

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