Equipment
Chrome wire wheels, whitewalls, dual sidemounts with chrome surrounds and mirrors, Pilot Rays, wind wings, luggage trunk, chrome exhaust headpipes, short wheelbase chassis. Used in the movie Spinout driven by Elvis Presley. Restored by RM, displayed at Pebble Beach in 2007 and driven on the Tour dElegance. Elegant, sharp, crisp and done to very high standards. Sold by a secured creditor; formerly part of the Tim Durham Collection. No Reserve.
Market commentary
Sold by World Classic at Monterey in 1993 for $551,250 from the Thorpe collection to the Imperial Palace, then at the Hershey Auction in 2004 for $594,000. Subsequently restored to its present brilliance, an important and very attractive open Duesenberg J that brought a superior price appropriate to its superior history and restoration.