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04 Aug 2008 02:33 #10919
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1929 Duesenberg Model J Murphy Convertible Coupe
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23 Jun 2008 12:17 #10473
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21 Jun 2008 05:34 #10455
by Chris Summers
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So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.
Fantasy Bidding 5: Meadow Brook Madness was created by Chris Summers
Haven't done one of these in a while, and I think I've found one that might be a little more challenging than the usual...
www.rmauctions.com/FeatureCars.c ... CarID=r131
The car is J-132/2154, a Model J Murphy Convertible Coupe. Originally the chassis carried a Derham Sedan body, and was first known to be owned by William Schmidt, a Chicago undertaker who had numerous mob connections. A farmer in Indiana later converted the car into a pickup truck, which is how it was found in 1957 by legendary Duesenberg collector Homer Fitterling.
The car was purchased by Keith Brown, who removed the remains of the Derham body and replaced it with the current Murphy Convertible Coupe body (#830), which came off car J-144/2175. The rear fenders and the unique triangular hood screens came off other cars. The finished restoration was sold to Fitterling.
Ed Weaver purchased the car from Fitterling. Later owners have included Bob Dean of Louisiana and Ross McEachran of Canada.
THE CHALLENGE
This is a complete Duesenberg, rebodied but using an original Model J body, which makes it a bit rarer and more difficult to judge than the standard rebodied cars. Also, with the huge price RM got for (the impeccably restored and totally numbers-matching) Murphy CC J-395/2414 a few months ago, who knows where the market has gone?
You have until 12 A.M. midnight on August 2, 2008, Eastern Daylight time, to guess the correct sale price, including 10% buyer's premium.
The winner is whoever matches, or gets the closest to, the final bid. The prize is, of course, a hearty handshake.
Good luck to all.
(And no bidding in Vietnamese currency. That means you, D.J.
)
www.rmauctions.com/FeatureCars.c ... CarID=r131
The car is J-132/2154, a Model J Murphy Convertible Coupe. Originally the chassis carried a Derham Sedan body, and was first known to be owned by William Schmidt, a Chicago undertaker who had numerous mob connections. A farmer in Indiana later converted the car into a pickup truck, which is how it was found in 1957 by legendary Duesenberg collector Homer Fitterling.
The car was purchased by Keith Brown, who removed the remains of the Derham body and replaced it with the current Murphy Convertible Coupe body (#830), which came off car J-144/2175. The rear fenders and the unique triangular hood screens came off other cars. The finished restoration was sold to Fitterling.
Ed Weaver purchased the car from Fitterling. Later owners have included Bob Dean of Louisiana and Ross McEachran of Canada.
THE CHALLENGE
This is a complete Duesenberg, rebodied but using an original Model J body, which makes it a bit rarer and more difficult to judge than the standard rebodied cars. Also, with the huge price RM got for (the impeccably restored and totally numbers-matching) Murphy CC J-395/2414 a few months ago, who knows where the market has gone?
You have until 12 A.M. midnight on August 2, 2008, Eastern Daylight time, to guess the correct sale price, including 10% buyer's premium.
The winner is whoever matches, or gets the closest to, the final bid. The prize is, of course, a hearty handshake.
Good luck to all.
(And no bidding in Vietnamese currency. That means you, D.J.
) Chris Summers
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CCCA
H.H. Franklin Club
So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.
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