Sunday, March 01, 2015

Duesenburg size comparison, they were impressive in many respects


Steve (who is the most incredible researcher!) found out the story on the photo shoot, and the story of the Duesy


the small car is a 1934 DKW F2 Meisterklasse 701


The Duesenberg was originally a 7-seater limousine, coachwork by Willoughby, engine #J-263 (below, as purchased), and was one of two Duesenbergs imported to Sweden in 1930, where it was bought by publisher Erik Åkerlund on February 18, 1930, who promptly took it to the Concours d'Elegance competition at Cannes, then on to Paris where he had the original body was replaced with a 2-door coupe body by Figoni et Falaschi.

Found on https://www.facebook.com/dave.mitchell.7106?fref=nf

The photos with the DKW were taken after taken Åkerlund sold the Duesenberg. The rest of the photos are from Issue #2/1968 of Autohistorica, the Swedish Historic Automobile Club quarterly

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