Car 2143 | |
1929 Model J Duesenberg 2143, Bohman & Schwartz Sedan | |
Engine No.: | J-118 |
First Coachbuilder: | Derham |
First Body Style: | 5-Passenger Sedan |
Wheelbase: | Short |
Current Coachbuilder: | Bohman & Schwartz |
Current Body Style: | Sedan |
Original Owner: | Art Kiel, California |
Owner in 1968: | Homer Fitterling, 27113 State Rd 2, South Bend, IN (partial) |
Current Owner: | |
References: | Adler, p.136,153; Malks, p. 72, 95; Roe, p. 164; Elbert, pic. 86,87 |
Notes:
Display picture from
http://www.conceptcarz.com/view/model/252/Duesenberg.aspx
M. K. Barbie purchased the car in 1934, who commissioned Bohman & Schawartz
to re-body the car. Fred Buess Jr. of Venice, California
bought the car in 1947. Homer Fitterling acquired the car in 1963 and
kept it for twenty years, then sold it to Mrs. Jerry Brown in 1983.
She sold it to Ed Weaver in 1993. Completely restored in 1996 -
97.
Picture from
http://www.conceptcarz.com/view/model/252/Duesenberg.aspx
Picture from "Duesenberg The Pursuit of Perfection", p. 164.
Picture from "Duesenberg The Pursuit of Perfection", p. 164. May not
actually be 2143, but this is representative of the style of the original
body.