Vehicle Description
This vehicle is being sold as Lot No. S114.
- J-386/2421, ACD Certified
- Rare and unique Bohman and Schwartz Disappearing-Top Convertible Coupe coachwork
- Purchased new by Academy award-winning actress Marie Dressler with LeBaron Convertible Sedan coachwork
- Acquired by Hollywood director/producer Roy Del Ruth who commissioned Bohman and Schwartz to upgrade the coachwork in 1933
- Bohman and Schwartz skirted the fenders; elongated the hood; raised the deck and sculpted the tail to better conceal the fuel tank and chassis
- Of the 6 LWB Duesenberg Model J Convertible Coupes, this is the only example to wear Bohman and Schwartz coachwork
- Bohman and Schwartz only built 14 bodies total for Duesenberg, 10 of which were placed on cars with pre-existing coachwork. Notable cars with upgraded Bohman and Schwartz coachwork include the Clark Gable SWB Convertible Coupe J-560, the Mae West SWB Convertible Coupe J-370 and the Phillip Wrigley SWB Convertible Sedan J-464
- Formerly part of The Harrah Auto Collection, The Blackhawk Collection and The Imperial Palace Collection
- Documented by multiple well-respected Duesenberg historians including: Fred Roe, Ray Wolff, Gerry Gebby, Don Butler, Dean Batchelor, J. Elbert, Keith Brown, Don Howell and Dennis Adler
- Featured in Dennis Adler?s Duesenberg book and Josh Malks? Illustrated Duesenberg Buyer?s Guide