Car 2551 |
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1933 Model SJ Duesenberg 2551,
Brunn Riviera Phaeton |
Engine No.:
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J-528 (Roe says the car
now has J-467) |
First Coachbuilder:
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Brunn |
First Body Style:
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Riveria Convertible Sedan |
Wheelbase:
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Short |
Current Coachbuilder:
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Brunn |
Current Body Style:
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Riviera Phaeton |
Original Owner:
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Col. Jacob Schick |
Owner in 1968:
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Dr. Don Vesley, 1532
Tulane Ave, Oakdale, LA |
Current Owner:
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References: |
Adler, p. 189, 202;
Malks, p. 89; Roe, p. 202; Elbert, pic. 75 |
Notes:
Notation from
Newport Collection: "Model J-528-#2551-SWB (original SJ)"
Picture from conceptcarz.com
Picture from "Duesenberg The Pursuit of Perfection", p. 202.
Lot # 341 1933 Duesenberg SJ Riviera Phaeton, Body by Brunn; S/N 2551
(2577); Engine # SJ-528; Black/Brown leather; Estimate $1,100,000 - $1,400,000;
Older restoration, 1- condition; Hammered Sold at $1,300,000 plus commission of
10.00%; Final Price $1,430,000 -- Chrome wire wheels, blackwall tires,
dual sidemounts, single Pilot-Ray, mesh grille sides, dual carbs. Quality older
concours restoration showing a little age but excellent care and little use.
Delivered new as a supercharged SJ for Col. Schick (‘Look sharp, feel sharp, be
sharp’). Frame replaced long ago with 2577 but otherwise as-built by Duesenberg
and Brunn. A handsome and practical automobile. Restored by Fran Roxas a few
years ago. John O'Quinn Collection. Bought by John O'Quinn at RM's Amelia Island
auction in 2005 for $1,320,000 freshly restored. A few years, a few miles (23,
according to the odometer), less than magnificent attention and this is a
reasonable value for the car. It's a measure of the caliber of a Roxas
restoration that even after five years in a Houston warehouse this is still a
magnificent automobile.