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Duesenberg Model J Cabriolet - 1930 | 
| Perhaps the finest automobile ever in the United States the Duesenberg Model J. The race-inspired 265-hp 420-cid Lycoming straight 8-cylinder engine could drive the car to 90 mph in second grear, and 120 mph at full throttele. The body of a Duesenberg was as posh as the drive train, built by the wolds fines coach builders who used the best woods, fabrics and leathers avaible. Only 470 J chassis and 480 engines were built between 1929 and 1936. These cars are huge, they weighed over 2 tons and mo | Specifications performance
Technical appointments are 153 and 12 inch wheelbase, with a weight of 6,100 pounds and features a custom body by Murphy. The double overhead camshaft engine features four valves per cylinder and a mechanical computer. The 420 cubic inch, 8-cylinder engine, develops 265 horsepower and gets 10-11 miles per gallon. With the current gearing, the car is capable of 88 mph in 2nd gear and 117 mph in 3rd gear. |
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The Duesenberg Model J was introduced in December 1928 to universal applause. It was proclaimed the worlds finest motor car. The Duesenberg chassis sold for $8,500, and depending on the coachwork selected could cost up to $25,000, a stupendous sum for this period.
Any discussion of the Model J leads to engines and horsepower. The car is powered by a Lycoming, straight-eight, 420-cid, engine with an advertised 265 horsepower and some said was even higher. The engine was equipped with dual overhead camshafts adn four valves per cylinder, a performance enhancement used to this day. The car was capable of 89 mph in 2nd gear and 112-116 in high gear. The speedometer is calibrated to 150 mph. This made the oversized hydraulic, vacuum-assisted, brakes anecessity.
There were a total of only 470 chassis and 480 engines built between 1929 and 1936.
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