Car 2551
1933 Model SJ Duesenberg 2551, Brunn Riviera Phaeton
Engine No.:    J-528 (Roe says the car now has J-467)
First Coachbuilder:    Brunn
First Body Style:    Riveria Convertible Sedan
Wheelbase:    Short
Current Coachbuilder:    Brunn
Current Body Style:    Riviera Phaeton
Original Owner:    Col. Jacob Schick
Owner in 1968:    Dr. Don Vesley, 1532 Tulane Ave, Oakdale, LA
Current Owner:   
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.