Equipment
420/265hp DOHC eight, 3-speed, side mounted spares, chrome wire wheels, later radiator shell and Stromberg carburetor, elegant coachwork with steeply raked vee windshield, matching vee cowl, integrated leather covered luggage trunk
Condition
Good older paint, very good brightwork, the engine and underbody show little aging and aside from some stretching and wrinkling to the seat upholstery, the interior shows very well. An excellent older restoration. Originally owned by the Norris family of Chicago and stored for years at their Broadmoor Hotel. Restored by Fran Roxas in the 1980's, owners include Terence E. Adderley, John Mozart, Jerry Moore and William Parfet. CCCA Senior #1379. A-C-D Category 1. Matching numbers engine, crankshaft, chassis and firewall. A beautiful, elegant Duesenberg with a high quality older restoration. Terrence E. Adderley collection.
Market commentary
The list of owners practically defines the characteristic known as provenance, knowledgeable collectors all of whom preserved this lovely Duesenberg. It was offered at Christie's Pebble Beach auction in 1991 where it was reported bid to $484,000, then at the New York Auto Salon auction in 1999 where the bid was $500,000. A year later it sold at RM Amelia for $522,500. Terry Adderley bought it at RM Monterey in 2012 for $990,000 and this result, like that one, is a generous amount for a closed Model J balanced by the exceptional lines of this Murphy coachwork