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Two for Tuesday: A couple of duesies.

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30 Duesenberg Model “J” (Matchbox) 

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34 Duesenberg SJ Torpedo Phaeton (Rio)(Italy) 

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Webster's on-line dictionary suggests that doozy is a derivative of daisy and began to be used in about 1916. A doozy is something extraordinary or one of a kind. The Duesenberg automobile gave the word a boost. These vehicles were known as duesies in the 1920s and 1930s.

E. L. Cord, the owner of Auburn Automobile, and other transportation firms, bought the Duesenberg Motor Corporation on October 26, 1926 for the brothers' engineering skills, talent and brand name. 

The Duesenberg Model J, introduced in 1928, was intended to compete with the most luxurious and powerful cars in the world.  The Model J, available with a supercharger after 1932, was sold until 1937.

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A Duesenberg marketing slogan was, "The only car that could pass a Duesenberg was another Duesenberg—and that was with the first owner's consent." [18]

 

🎶 Taj calls out for a Duesenberg near the end.

 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Sz22HIi7-xs

 

 

 


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Nice blue Duesies!!!



   
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