What’s Wrong With This Picture? Alan Leamy’s Spinning Faster Than A...
The third worst thing about this car is the fact that it’s known as the “Tom Mix Duesenberg” though western actor Tom Mix had apparently had absolutely nothing to do with it. That was a ginned up...
View ArticleFaux Past: Duesenberg Murphy Roadster Replica by AAT – The World’s Most...
I stumbled upon this car at the Packard Proving Grounds‘ fall open house. Of late I’ve been enamored of classic dual cowl phaetons. Forget Lamborghinis, if you want to make a statement, a dual cowl...
View ArticleDuesenberg Model J Murphy Body Roadster – One of These Is Not Like the Other....
One of these cars is not like the other. A while back I wrote about the replica Duesenberg Murphy Roadster that former GM designer Steve Pasteiner’s Advanced Automotive Technologies fabricated for...
View ArticleNothing Arrives in Style Like a Dual Cowl Phaeton
As part of this gig, I see a lot of cars. Besides attending the major corporate auto shows like the North American International Auto Show here in Detroit, from spring into late fall almost every...
View ArticleAb Jenkins and His Mormon Meteor, Part One
Does the name Ab Jenkins mean anything to you? He was once famous as the fastest man on land. What about the name Bonneville? If you’re a car enthusiast, you might associate it with Pontiac, as...
View ArticleAb Jenkins and His Mormon Meteor, Part Two (With Designer’s Original Drawings)
In Part One, we saw how Ab Jenkins started his speed record career in a Studebaker, then moving to Pierce-Arrow. His greatest success, though, would be at the wheel of a Duesenberg. Because its name is...
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