Estimate
$3,500,000
- $4,500,000
Highlights
- J-386/2421, ACD Certified
- Rare and unique Bohman and Schwartz Disappearing-Top Convertible Coupe coachwork
- Purchased new by Academy award-winning actress Marie Dressler with LeBaron Convertible Sedan coachwork
- Acquired by Hollywood director/producer Roy Del Ruth who commissioned Bohman and Schwartz to upgrade the coachwork in 1933
- Bohman and Schwartz skirted the fenders; elongated the hood;
raised the deck and sculpted the tail to better conceal the fuel tank
and chassis
- Of the 6 LWB Duesenberg Model J Convertible Coupes, this is the only example to wear Bohman and Schwartz coachwork
- Bohman and Schwartz only built 14 bodies total for Duesenberg,
10 of which were placed on cars with pre-existing coachwork. Notable
cars with upgraded Bohman and Schwartz coachwork include the Clark Gable
SWB Convertible Coupe J-560, the Mae West SWB Convertible Coupe J-370
and the Phillip Wrigley SWB Convertible Sedan J-464
- Formerly part of The Harrah Auto Collection, The Blackhawk Collection and The Imperial Palace Collection
- Documented by multiple well-respected Duesenberg historians
including: Fred Roe, Ray Wolff, Gerry Gebby, Don Butler, Dean Batchelor,
J. Elbert, Keith Brown, Don Howell and Dennis Adler
- Featured in Dennis Adler's Duesenberg book and Josh Malks' Illustrated Duesenberg Buyer's Guide
Every so often, like a debutante at the cotillion ball, a
regal classic-era Duesenberg Model J is presented to the public, one
with such impeccable style and breeding that onlookers are spellbound by
its beauty and grace.
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