Duesenberg Model J/SJ 1928–1937

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Duesenberg Model J/SJ

Photo by Scott Williamson

Duesenberg Motors Corp. built 481 examples of the Model J and its variants, including the supercharged SJ (said to be capable of 140 mph), which debuted in 1932. Owned by such luminaries as the kings of Italy and Spain, the queen of Yugoslavia, the Duke of Windsor, William Randolph Hearst, Howard Hughes, Clark Gable, and Gary Cooper (the latter two drove the only two 400 hp SSJ short-wheelbase convertibles), the Model J became a symbol of wealth and glamour.