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Post by sauerkraut on Mar 18, 2024 10:34:39 GMT -5
I came across an old mag from August, 1973 called "Car Classics" and it has some remarkable articles in it that I never knew. It's been 85 years since the last Duesenberg left the factory and they were very expensive and heavy cars some tipped the scales at over 5,000 pounds- they were very expensive thousands of dollars in 1932, but top of the line luxury only about 480 Duesenberg's were made in 8 years, hand built.
Another interesting vehicle is the Hudson and it's cheaper model the Essex, it featured a Bendix internal brake system in 1928, the Super Six had 4000 rpm and could go over 60 mph, they started to use electric lights on the dash, Hudson's peak year was 1929, in 1930 they came out with a "L" head straight 8 with a displacement of 213 and 80 bhp, they had some remarkable cars but the engines used "Splash oiling" as late as 1932, but I guess it worked. Hard to believe they had no oil pump. They were really well build cars and not much more expensive then Henry's Fords cars. I wonder why they went belly up?
Another remarkable car was called "The Detroiter" the car's 1915 catalog says it's the biggest car for the price, it had a base 4-cylinder banger. In 1912 they boasted the car could get 20-25 miles per gallon and use a quart of oil every 100 miles which I guess was good in 1912. In December of 1914 they came out with a 8 cylinder for $1,300.00. The company produced 40 cars in a 10-hour day. The company went bankrupt twice. Anyhoo I find in remarkable to read about those old cars.
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Post by deyana on Mar 18, 2024 22:31:29 GMT -5
Just love those old cars. 5000 IB is very heavy though. Which would mean they wouldn't be super fast and would use a lot of gas.
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Date Joined: Sept 16, 2012 13:59:47 GMT -5
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Post by sauerkraut on Mar 19, 2024 11:14:06 GMT -5
Just love those old cars. 5000 IB is very heavy though. Which would mean they wouldn't be super fast and would use a lot of gas. That's just the thing the Duesenberg "J" model was almost 6000 pounds and could go fast, it could cruise at 100mph (160 kph) with rapid pick-up even with all that weight. They made under 500 cars in 8 years so that comes to around 60 cars per year. The car was very hi-class but advertised no frills the cost of one was about $14,000.00 in 1932. The Hudson/Essex cars were also pretty darn good cars too bad they could not stay around, In early times we had many car makers, today we have only a few. Hudson used safety glass in their cars before it was required by law. They were first to use those 'bullet' shaped headlights too. Other cars used the old fashioned 'drum' like headlights. The history of "The Detroiter" car is a story unto it's self. The company went belly up twice in 6 years time, but the cars were remarkable and reliable they offered the first of many improvements. I wonder what would of became of the Hudson cars if they company was still around or the cheaper Hudson model the Essex. Not that long ago we had "American Motors" the 4th auto maker and they went belly up in the 1970's or around that time frame. They made "The Gremlin" and "The Rambler".
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Duesenberg
Mar 19, 2024 11:27:11 GMT -5
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Post by hank on Mar 19, 2024 11:27:11 GMT -5
One of the Duesenberg cars was made in Broken Arrow. I think it was the Cord.
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