Word: duesenbergs
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Died. Frederick Samuel Duesenberg, 55, automobile manufacturer, racer; of injuries received in an automobile accident; in Johnstown...
...content with the Auburn and the high-priced Duesenberg which he had been making in small quantities since 1928, Errett Cord launched another car in late 1929, longer, lower, racier than his first. Expensive and finely engineered, with the driving power in the front wheels, it was named after himself. The Cord, jokes the automobile industry, is just an Auburn running backward. But Errett Cord, the industry admits, is still a Cord running forward. At the Show last week was to be seen a new Auburn V-Twelve with at least one exclusive device novel to the industry? a dual...
Engaged. Errett Lobban Cord, 36, president of Auburn Automobile Co. and Duesenberg, Inc.; and one Virginia Kirk Tharpe; in Los Angeles, Calif...
...favor broadcloth for interiors. Many cars have wide, single-bar bumpers. . . . Radiator shields are prominent. . . . Hubcaps are larger. . . . Black predominates for formal cars. . . . Many cars have radios. Le Baron's radio controls are placed in the vanity-box so they may be operated from the rear seat. . . . Duesenberg,* by Judkin, has a complete liquor cabinet. . . . Dashboards are more complicated than ever, with altimeters popular. . . . Much chromium is used on many cars. Some gold and silver plating and solid bronze are used. . . . Metal tire covers are prominent. . . . Radically modern for Brewster was a Rolls-Royce body with everything, including doors...
...Confident is Duesenberg of its car. The same model has been used for display purposes for three years...