I’m hoping the MiniMarque hive mind can help me pin down the full model number code + the “official” description for two recent pickups. I got each of them for under $50 apiece without original boxes.
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1932 Packard Dual Cowl Phaeton (006/250)
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1935 Duesenberg SSJ La Grande (031/250)
I assume both are US-prefixed (MiniMarque often uses region prefixes like US No. __ on the box label), but I’m missing the complete codes and the exact description text.
And yes, @karl, I checked hobbyDB first and didn’t find either one listed that matches mine.
1932 Packard Dual Cowl Phaeton
From other public listings/auction records, it looks like MiniMarque used US No. 3a and US No. 3b for very similar Packard Dual Cowl Phaeton variants. This one has a dark blue interior:
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US No. 3a appears associated with a “1932 Packard Dual Cowl Phaeton, Top Up” entry on the MiniMarque brand index page at hobbyDB.
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US No. 3b is explicitly shown in an auction description as: “Mini Marque 43 US No 3b 1932 Packard Dual Cowl Phaeton Closed”
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I’ve also seen later Packard codes in the wild like US5A for a 1932 Packard Dual Cowl Phaeton LHD Open (so the Packard numbering isn’t limited to just “3a/3b”).
So that's where I'm stuck.
1935 Duesenberg SSJ La Grande
This one is trickier as I have Duesenbergs with either a US or CS prefix. If you own this one or have catalogs/box-end-label photos, I’d love to know what yours shows.
Sorry, I am no help at all. I would google round but I guess you already did that....
@karl I googled and I googled til there was no more googling to be done.
Here is the closed version.
It may be the same number as on the label "open" is crossed out. I wonder if the "B" next to the label indicates "Top Up".
Maybe "CS6A" is your answer. It seems consistent throughout MM labeling that "a" is for open and "B" is for top up (except for the Gary Cooper SSJ bellow).
https://www.ebay.com/itm/286987090602 Jean Harlow
"CS" may stand for Celebrity Series or something like this:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/136948439394 Clark Gable CS19B
https://www.ebay.com/itm/136804988779 Gary Cooper CS3B
You have to be kidding me!
Minimarque 1932 Packard Jean Harlow car 1/43 – Buy, Sell, and Trade – The Diecast Zone Forums
@karl I googled and I googled til there was no more googling to be done.
Here is another one:
1932 Packard Sports Phaeton Jean Harlow 1/43 Mini Marque, N/Brooklin White Metal | #429482299
Some of the Jean Harlow version have blue trim.








