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 (Jan 2009)
The frenzy in Scottsdale is now history. Three of the five
Duesenbergs offered sold for reasonable, but not record breaking,
prices.
Gooding reported that lot 9, J126/2149, a 1929 Le Baron
Dual Cowl Phaeton, sold for $1.375 Million, a bit off the $1.49
Million it brought at the 2007 RM Amelia Island auction. Lot 34
faired better. J187/2209, a 1929 Murphy Clear Vision Sedan,
brought $836K, a modest profit over the $693K it brought at the 2006
Amelia Island auction. Lot 58, J464/2479 (a 1931 Rollston
Convertible Sedan, restyled by Bohman and Schwartz) apparently did
not sell. Gooding streamed the auction live on their web site, but I
found out too late to watch. :(
RM's
Biltmore auction (see DuesenBlog 2008-4) had similar
success. Lot 152, J417/2157 with Fleetwood coachwork offered
with no reserve, sold for $858K while Lot 162, J434/2410
brought a bid of $600K, but did not sell. The Roxas-bodied Duesey
pedal car (lot 101) sold for $16,675.
(Jan 2009)
Bonhams
reports that it will offer chassis 2239 at Retromobile
on Feb 7, 2009 in Paris. This SWB chassis carries Murphy convertible
coupe coach work and was originally powered by J219 (
Ref 1, Ref 2 ). Bonhams did
not state whether the original engine is still mounted. Pre-auction
estimates are € 1.5-2.0 Million.
(Feb 2009) UPDATE
The bidding appears to have reached € 1.35 Million (~$1.75 Million)
before grinding to a halt. The car did not sell.
(Jan 2009)
J281 continues to make the rounds! It was shown at the 2008
Pebble Beach and was apparently
sold. It is now being offered
by the Worldwide Group at its May 2009
Houston Classic. The site does not give chassis and J
designations, but the license plate (8E-611) identifies it. The
removal of the driver's-side monster horns
and the re-paint seem to have improved its salability.
J281
sold for $1.1 Million
last January in Scottsdale.
(Jan 2009) UPDATE
The car is also shown for sale at
Robert M. Pass (2009/01/19). Interestingly, Pass represented
this Duesey at the Barrett-Jackson sale in Jan 2008.
(May 2009) UPDATE
Lot 57 (J281) was not among those listed as SOLD in
the Worldwide Group's report of the auction. It is still
listed with
Pass
(2009/05/28), and this calls into question the Jan 2008 B-J sale!
Was the car actually transferred to a new owner after that sale?
Watch the Speed.tv podcast of the B-J sale
here.
(Jan 2009) A reader emailed me with
info about the
Branson Collector Car Auction, April 17-18, 2009 in Branson, Mo. The
reader indicated that J365 would be auctioned. Although the
auction web site did not give the engine or chassis number, it did
have a picture of the "1933"
Duesenberg. The Duesenberg
Registry ( Ref 1 ) lists the LWB chassis as 2385. The D R
also indicates that the present Franay Sedan coachwork replaced the
original body in about 1934. The Franay is notable for its sun
roof, which is evident in the Branson Auction picture! Elbert's
Appendix ( Ref 2 )
lists J365/2385 as a chassis sale with "owner mounted Franay
sunroof sedan".
This car
sold for $380K at Christies' Pebble Beach
Auction in 2001. (Price updated 6/2009)
(Apr 2009) UPDATE
The car sold for $777,600 (Ref 4) ($720,000
bid + buyer's premium).
 
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