1930 DUESENBERG MODEL SJ ROLLSTON CONVERTIBLE VICTORIA

Lot #S135
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  • J-272/2293
  • Purchased new by noted band leader Paul Whiteman, famous for his arrangement of "Rhapsody in Blue"
  • Subsequently purchased by G. Tucker Smith in 1932 from the Duesenberg Factory branch in New York and had a Rollston Quarter-Window Convertible Victoria body installed in 1935
  • Known ownership history
  • Shown at the 2012 Concours d'Elegance of America at St. Johns
  • Shown at the 2015 Cobble Beach Concours d'Elegance
  • 420/320 HP inline 8-cylinder engine
  • Centrifugal supercharger
  • 3-speed manual transmission
  • Solid front axle and live rear axle with semi-elliptic leaf springs
  • 4-wheel hydraulic drum brakes
  • Older concours-level restoration with recent detail and mechanical inspection
  • Finished in Maroon with matching leather interior and top