Car 2577 | |
Model J Duesenberg 2577 | |
Engine No.: | J-551 |
First Coachbuilder: | Derham |
First Body Style: | Sedan |
Wheelbase: | Short |
Current Coachbuilder: | Murphy ? |
Current Body Style: | Phaeton |
Original Owner: | |
Owner in 1968: | M. Clemens, WV |
Current Owner: | |
References: | Malks, p. 74; Roe, p. 167 |
Notes:
The current restoration has a phaeton body, replacing the the Derham sedan.
Notation from
Newport Collection: "Model J-551-#2577-SWB (original SJ)"
Picture from "Duesenberg The Pursuit of Perfection", p. 167. This body
was originally on chassis 2144, then mounted on this chassis. It has
since been re-mounted on chassis 2144.
A picture of this car appears in Automobile Quarterly, Vol. 10, No. 2, pg. 129 (1972). In that picture, the car has a candy-apple red coupe body, engine J-550 (?), and the owner is listed as T. E. Adderley.