Jim Hoe

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I have just joined the ACD, and no, I do not own a Duesenberg. I worked for Jim Hoe in Weston, Connecticut in the 1950's, so I have worked on them! I also drove a number of them, to pick them up, or deliver them to owners. One of them was an SJ convertible sedan from Trenton NJ, which was quite a thrill, but this was topped by the "Giant" car as we called it, the one used in the movie "Giant", and driven by James Dean and Elizabeth Taylor. I drove this to and from a car show in Hartford, Connecticut. It came from Santa Barbara, California, driven by Jim and his wife Libby. I am sad to learn that Jim passed away, and sadder that I didn't keep in touch. I would like to hear from former employees of Hoe Sportcar, and from friends of Jim, and maybe current owners of some of the Duesenbergs work we worked on in the '50's.