Duesenberg SJ

[@danconlan64]

my 92 year old dad told me he saw Gary Cooper at a Mexican shoe maker picking up custom made boots . mid 30 s Los Angeles in his Duesy he said it was something he would never forget!

[@chs75]

Which Duesenberg?

[@danconlan64]

not the SSJ the giant one. I think it was a Tourster Durham? not sure of couch maker the one with 152" wheelbase

[@chs75]

Oh, this one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oWLOgo14a7CHY80 That must have been something for your father to see then! It's funny, because Gary Cooper's SSJ is going up for auction.

[@danconlan64]

he s dead now but he told me in the era of model As. this car looked like an Ocean liner coming down the road

[@danconlan64]

Gary paid 5,000.00 for the SSJ, they offered Gable the other for the same price he never gave a dime in payment , and they had a hell of of a time trying to get it back roomer has it Gable was an arrogant ASSHOLE ? only what I read SSJ where big horn models 400 HP (twin Shebler carbs) like the Mormon meteor & a select few others, they say Duesy best American car . I don't agree best car in world at the time by far no Isota or hispano bugati or Mercedes had 1/2 the HP of big horn SJ

[@stylishcars30th]

beautiful car

[@kevinmosleyI]

It sounded great and then the rev sounded reaaally good! Very rare!

[@bengo76]

Man she's amazing

[@chryco63]

The car sounds really good because SJ models, from the factory, had a muffler cutout, which it seemed this gentleman opened shortly after he fired 'er up.

[@jamesbateman2686]

OMG ! She is a Beauty :)

[@BeulahLips]

@alexander1485 : Belts don't whine, gears whine, gear drives whine, and supercharger rotors or impellers can whine.

[@exzentrische]

I Think That This Car Has Best Sound Of All Cars !

[@legendvito5702]

👍

[@alexander1485]

nah, the sound is better from behind, you get the full force of it (way ahead of its time, as far as sound goes). I could be wrong but one of these early superchargers probably doesn't have that big of a whine... since its not belt driven? I could be wrong.

[@danconlan64]

there was a early 20 s duesy indy car at pebble about 20 years ago it had the loudest whine I ever heard I have it on VHS lol

[@wholeNwon]

One day I was standing very near one when it was started and the ground shook!

[@josefschwemberger6392]

the beginning from american car sound

[@1940limited]

It sounds rough to me as if it's not running right or am I missing something?