Last week, we brought the 1929 Duesenberg Model J-268 Convertible Coupe to the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum for certification. In order to be certified by the club, experts and historians thoroughly evaluate the vehicle. It must be of the same make and model built by the factory, and the chassis must feature the original frame, engine, drivetrain, transmission, axles, and running gear components of the correct model series. We provided extensive provenance, serial numbers, engine numbers, and historical records for evaluation. Club experts and specialists inspected the vehicle's physical numbers and components to verify the total authenticity against factory archives. Now, it goes to the historians - a process that can take up to a year as they meticulously comb through the largest history we've put together on any vehicle in the collection. You can read this novel about the only Duesenberg shipped to Japan, one that crossed the ocean three times before finally being bodied and survived two wars, at DSClassics.com.
It might not have been Pebble Beach, but you never know who you might spot at the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Club Car Show in Auburn, Indiana! (But only one of them brought their Model J)
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