Car 2275
1930 Model J Duesenberg 2275, Hibbard & Darrin Convertible Cabriolet
Engine No.:    J-254
First Coachbuilder:    Hibbard & Darrin
First Body Style:    Convertible Cabriolet (Transformable Conv. Sedan)
Wheelbase:    Long
Current Coachbuilder:   
Current Body Style:   
Original Owner:    William Randolph Hearst / Marion Davies
Owner in 1968:    Gene S. Grengs, 3390 State St, Eau Clarie, WI
Current Owner:    James Scott has the car, but Webster Business Credit Corp has the title
References:    Adler, p. 236-240; Malks, p. 106, 109; Roe, p. 189; Elbert, pic. 64

 Notes:

Kirchhoff modified this car while Hearst and Davies still owned it; once owned by Jerry J. Moore; now involved in a Tim Durham ponzi scheme.


From Automobile Quarterly, Vol. 30, No. 4, p. 63




Picture from "Duesenberg The Pursuit of Perfection", p. 189.