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The Duesy. The Dusenberg fine automotive creations. These legends have not only entered the American if not European and worldwide vocabulary as "Its a Doozie". On top of that the impact of the Duesenberg Motor Company live on today in the likes of many replica large touring cars that you may see the likes of Winnipeg's famous scion Peter Nygard.
What is seldom appreciated is that the mighty Duesenberg motor car clan was derived from rather more humble beginnings - an earlier more mundane production model - the much less glamorous Model "A" Duesenberg. Even though not considered such a classic of note as later Model J and the supercharged Model SJ'32 Duesenbegs , was basically a very good car that introduced a later standard in the auto market - hydraulic brakes.
The Duesenberg J was the creation of Mr. Errett Lobban Cord , who gained management and ownership control of the Duesenberg Motor Company of Indianapolis in'26 and made it an integral component of its his Auburn-Cord-Duesenberg empire. This great automotive industry pioneer said himself many times that his vision was to father a home gown domestic American car that was as best as the world could produce. To this day many would still believe that the Duesenberg was of course of European - German, American or perhaps Italian vintage and origins. Even the name of the automotive creation Duesenberg belies this point and viewpoint.
Duesenberg took great effort and detail to make extensive used of the then exotic and advanced high tech metal aluminum in its Model A's engine. Aluminum was by then virtually unknown in the automobile industries - being in the domain of high tech and advanced aircraft industry domain. The uses of aluminum in the Model A overall mechanical detail included the power train's piston as well as intake manifolds. The Model A weighed in at approximately a hefty 3700 pounds or 1700 kilograms gross vehicle weight overall. Horsepower was then rated at a generous and racy 87 horse power with a total and full engine size displacement of 4.3 litres. Two valves in the cylinder were actuated by a single overhead camshaft driven by bevel gears with its vertical shaft being at the front of the engine itself.
While it can be considered that the legacy of the Doozies were the wonderful "boats" , extreme luxury vehicles popularized by the likes of European Royalty as well as American "Royalty" in the form of Hollywood movie stars it was after all the more simple and basic initial products of the Duesenberg Motor Company that overall had the greatest and lasting effects on the American and indeed worldwide European and Japanese Asian automotive industry and products. The straight eight motor power plant went on to become the auto industry base standard against which all other motors were compared and related to . It was first Packard and Buick that followed this trend , and then later with the introduction of the short stroke overhead valve V-8 engine by the General Motors G.M. divisions of Oldsmobile and the luxury vehicle of its time - the namesake Cadillac.
What is seldom appreciated is that the mighty Duesenberg motor car clan was derived from rather more humble beginnings - an earlier more mundane production model - the much less glamorous Model "A" Duesenberg. Even though not considered such a classic of note as later Model J and the supercharged Model SJ'32 Duesenbegs , was basically a very good car that introduced a later standard in the auto market - hydraulic brakes.
The Duesenberg J was the creation of Mr. Errett Lobban Cord , who gained management and ownership control of the Duesenberg Motor Company of Indianapolis in'26 and made it an integral component of its his Auburn-Cord-Duesenberg empire. This great automotive industry pioneer said himself many times that his vision was to father a home gown domestic American car that was as best as the world could produce. To this day many would still believe that the Duesenberg was of course of European - German, American or perhaps Italian vintage and origins. Even the name of the automotive creation Duesenberg belies this point and viewpoint.
Duesenberg took great effort and detail to make extensive used of the then exotic and advanced high tech metal aluminum in its Model A's engine. Aluminum was by then virtually unknown in the automobile industries - being in the domain of high tech and advanced aircraft industry domain. The uses of aluminum in the Model A overall mechanical detail included the power train's piston as well as intake manifolds. The Model A weighed in at approximately a hefty 3700 pounds or 1700 kilograms gross vehicle weight overall. Horsepower was then rated at a generous and racy 87 horse power with a total and full engine size displacement of 4.3 litres. Two valves in the cylinder were actuated by a single overhead camshaft driven by bevel gears with its vertical shaft being at the front of the engine itself.
While it can be considered that the legacy of the Doozies were the wonderful "boats" , extreme luxury vehicles popularized by the likes of European Royalty as well as American "Royalty" in the form of Hollywood movie stars it was after all the more simple and basic initial products of the Duesenberg Motor Company that overall had the greatest and lasting effects on the American and indeed worldwide European and Japanese Asian automotive industry and products. The straight eight motor power plant went on to become the auto industry base standard against which all other motors were compared and related to . It was first Packard and Buick that followed this trend , and then later with the introduction of the short stroke overhead valve V-8 engine by the General Motors G.M. divisions of Oldsmobile and the luxury vehicle of its time - the namesake Cadillac.
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