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2.34 million.

From 1948 Tucker '48 #1003 headed for auction in Monterey this Thursday- Can you guess the hammer price?

$2,200,000

From 1948 Tucker '48 #1003 headed for auction in Monterey this Thursday- Can you guess the hammer price?

Gary Cooper, Clark Gable, and James Cagney. The cars? I leave that to experts.

From Mystery Friday Foto #32 Solved: Hollywood Legends and their Duesenbergs

I think the prior ownership by George Lucas coupled with the early production number will result in a winning bid of 2.5 million.

From 1948 Tucker '48 #1003 headed for auction in Monterey this Thursday- Can you guess the hammer price?

Howard and Roz, your ‘Amazing American Autos’ give new meaning to the ‘Triple-A’!

From The Howard & Roz Kroplick Collection: Updated January 9, 2025

$2,350,000

From 1948 Tucker '48 #1003 headed for auction in Monterey this Thursday- Can you guess the hammer price?

I think Howard needs to be put on this list!

From Mystery Friday Foto #32 Solved: Hollywood Legends and their Duesenbergs

A.  Gary Cooper - 1935 Duesenberg SSJ: sold in 2018 at auction for $22 miliion!
https://tork.buzz/classics/Unveiling-Gary-Coopers-Convertible-Classic-Ride-Auctioned-For-22-Million-20240715-0001.html

B.  Clark Gable - 1935 Model JN Duesenberg Convertible Coupe - still shown at auto events.
https://collectingcars.com/articles/star-cars-clark-gable-s-1935-duesenberg-model-jn

C. James Gagney - 1932 Duesenberg J Convertable - have also seen photos showing the car as 1931, 1935. 

See next entry for list of other celebrities owning Duesenbergs.

From Mystery Friday Foto #32 Solved: Hollywood Legends and their Duesenbergs

Meredith, lot’s of luck with the Book about the Phantom Corsair.
It’s a very interesting piece of automotive history.
Wishing you much success with the Book.

From A New Book on the 1938 Phantom Corsair By Dr. Meredith Jaffe

Tucker # 1003 appears to be in a great example of an early Tucker.
Given its prior ownership and very detailed restoration I think that it’s going to sell above the sale estimate of $2 million.
My guess $2.1 million hammer price.
Anything less than $2 million is a bargain.

From 1948 Tucker '48 #1003 headed for auction in Monterey this Thursday- Can you guess the hammer price?

Oh, and by the way, serious congratulations on the new addition to the family. Very nice!

From The Howard & Roz Kroplick Collection: Updated January 9, 2025

A—Gary Cooper 1929 Duesenberg Model J Tourster
B—Clark Gable 1935 Duesenberg Model SSJ
C—Jimmy Cagney 1931 Duesenberg ModelJ

From Mystery Friday Foto #32 Solved: Hollywood Legends and their Duesenbergs

Coop and his Derham Tourster, Clark Gable and his Bohman and Schwartz roadster and Jimmy Cagney and another Tourster, not completely sure of body style g but sure looks like a Tourster, I suppose I could aleays go to my library to be sure but it’s late and I feel lazy

From Mystery Friday Foto #32 Solved: Hollywood Legends and their Duesenbergs

Kelly, I do have photos of it somewhere when he had it. I will have to look. I will ask him about the body. I believe it was a known fact that it was Brewster. Austie most likely documented it as such. I also own Austies 1911 American lafrance which is pictured above as well.

From VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Unpublished Long Island Automotive Museum Photos from 1958 to 1962, Part 6

Photo “A” shows Gary Cooper leaning on his 1931 Duesenberg Model J Derham Tourster. Photo “B” has Clark Gable in his 1935 Duesenberg Model JN Coupe. Photo “C” has James Cagney beside a 1931 Duesenberg Model J Dietrich Phaeton which he may or may not have owned. Some reports have that photo being set up by Duesenberg as publicity. All three cars still exist today. Coop’s car is in the Heritage Museum in Sandwich, MA. Gable’s car was last offered for sale by Gooding in 2022 but I don’t think it sold. The Cagney car is in the Richard Driehaus Collection at Chicago Vintage Motor Carriage. Attached is one other famous Duesy owned by Jay Leno.

From Mystery Friday Foto #32 Solved: Hollywood Legends and their Duesenbergs

Great Car best of Luck, be sure to bring it to Westbury next year.  Artie Finnegan membership secretary GNYR

From Update (1/5/2025): Duesenberg J Murphy Sedan Convertible Berline #2448 J-399

1884 LIRR promotion
No Nassau County, this map predates 1898.
No train service to Montauk Pt.
Long Beach train service to Pt Lookout. Interesting no track remnants exists but a NIKE missle site is still in place.
Manhattan has a street grid system.
Proposed RR to Norwalk, CT through Long Island Sound never happened, neither did Robert Moses’ Expwy bridge/tunnel.

From Mystery Friday Foto #31 Solved: An 1884 Long Island Rail Road Flyer

More LIRR info: Even at this time period, the service for the Central RR ended at Creedmore. Sure the tracks were intact continuing West, then North towards Flushing; just out of service.

Then and now, the railroad ends at Port Jefferson. But for a time period, this branch extended east to Wading River.

Noticed that today’s Montauk Line terminated then at Sag Harbor. LIRR runs east to Montauk after year 1900. Tracks and service to Sag Harbor is no more. I never explored this area, sure there’s remnants of ROW and tracks.

From Mystery Friday Foto #31 Solved: An 1884 Long Island Rail Road Flyer

Just adding some info about the Clubhouse Station along the LIRR in Great River. It was a privately built station, utilized by the Southside Sportmans Club. Just east of today’s Great River Station. Closed in 1897, Great River Station was built soon after. Rebuilt in 1943, then 2001.

From Mystery Friday Foto #31 Solved: An 1884 Long Island Rail Road Flyer

Congratulations on your latest acquisition. It is a beautiful car! Some say that the Deusenberg was the greatest American car ever made.

From Update (1/5/2025): Duesenberg J Murphy Sedan Convertible Berline #2448 J-399