1933 Duesenberg Model J Willoughby

VIN: 2437

$671,000

Sold

Seller details

  • Auction

    Gooding & Company

  • Location

    Pebble Beach, CA; US

  • Event date

    Aug 15 - Aug 16, 2010

  • Lot

    145

Vehicle specs

  • Chassis/VIN

    2437

  • Body style

    Convertible Berline

  • Odometer

    5664 M

  • Interior Color

    Beige leather; Beige cloth top

  • Exterior Color

    Royal blue, Midnight Blue fenders

  • Generation

    1928-1937 Duesenberg Model J

Vehicle details

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Equipment

Cream wire wheels, whitewalls, dual cloth covered sidemounts, Marchal headlamps, Trippe lights, leather covered trunk, mesh hood sides, outside exhaust head pipes. Origilly supercharged but no longer with a blower (traded along with two other J engines to J.B. Nethercutt by Gil Duffy in exchange for this cars restoration in the 1960s.) Origilly owned by the Chopitea family in Peru. Stored since 1971, engine doesnt turn over. Sound and complete but in need of reawakening after almost 40 years asleep.

Market commentary

A fabulous car. It will not be inexpensive to get it back on the rood again but to the new owner the first ride will be well worth the effort and the cost, as will its appearance at Pebble Beach or Auburn after so long an absence. This is beautiful Murphy coachwork and one of only 36 factory delivered SJs. It is a good buy at this price.

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