Equipment
Wire wheels, Bedford wide whitewall tires, dual sidemount (One is Pennsylvania Rubber, one is Goodyear) spares with mirrors, driving lights, rear luggage trunk, single Duesenberg 'STOP' taillight, front suicide doors, toolbox in frame rail.
Condition
Missing mascot. Paint is cracking and chipping. Tired chrome. Tired tires. Tired but not terrible interior. Wheels are pretty bad. Top is also pretty bad. Dirty but solid underneath. A distinctive but aged and indifferently maintained Duesenberg but winner of the FIVA and Preservation Class awards at Pebble Beach in 2001, The Way it Was at the Concours d'Elegance of America in 2011 and others subsequently. Owned by the Saladino family in New York from the mid-1930s until 1998, then sold to Bob Bahre to join his collection of unrestored classics. ACD Category One certified.
Market commentary
The 'preservation' fanatics put their money in later (and not particularly well-maintained) cars this year, overlooking this long-cherished Duesenberg and its nearly miraculous survival. The bid failed to recognize its preservation, or its gorgeous Murphy coachwork, a missed opportunity.