DUESENBERG MODEL J: BUYER'S GUIDE
Median Price: £1,087,325 • Highest Price: £6,309,086 • Lowest Price: £326 • Sell-Through Rate: 76%
Source: Gooding & Co
How much is a Model J worth?
In our experience, we've seen plenty of Model J's go under the hammer and based on analysing every sale you can expect to pay £1,087,325 for one in average condition - that places it amongst the most expensive 1% of collector cars across our database.
As Duesenberg's go, a Model J is on the higher end relative to other Duesenberg models. In fact this model is £198,661 above the median Duesenberg price of £888,664.
What is the maximum to pay for a Model J?
Across the 96 Model J's we've seen sell, the highest price ever recorded for this model is £6,309,086. It was sold by Gooding & Co in the US on 16 Aug 2011.
What is the lowest to pay for a Model J?
The lowest sale of all time for this vehicle is £326, Worldwide Auctioneers sold this car in the US on 30 Aug 2025.
When was this model produced?
Duesenberg produced this model between 1928 and 1981.
How common is a Model J?
We've seen plenty of these go under the hammer at auctions around the world, 126 to be precise. It's among the 8% most common collector cars to sell at auction.
Of those, 126 times the model has gone to auction 96 have sold. In other words, this model sells on 76% of times it goes to auction - that's above the average sell-through rate we traditionally see.
How does the Model J compare to other cars?
We know from reviews of this model by our 42,000+ strong community how this car performs across multiple variables. Those variables stack up to give a TCVScore which is a relative score of how good a car is across 5 variables in comparison to all other cars.
For the Model J, it scores a 54 out of 100 - that places it in the bottom 30 - 40% of all cars in our database.
How the car scores across all variables is below:
Styling: 7/10
Cool Factor: 7/10
Practicality: 3/10
Handling: 5/10
Speed: 5/10
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Why this article was created
Well, we've got one of the largest databases of sold classic car prices in the world so we thought we ought to help and put that data to good use. To be clear though, this article is not intended to be a full tour of every nook and sill of the Model J, rather it's meant to act as an introductory guide and overview of the market for this model.
It is here to provide you guidance on how much you should and shouldn't be paying for one based on the 126 we've seen previously.
If you're after more detail, we've got you covered. Click the button below to be taken to a the price guide for this model so you can see every single sale, price trend over time and lots more.
How this article was created
This article was created by looking back at sales of Model J since the beginning of our database in 1992. We've scanned over 30 auction houses and results from over £20 billion of sold cars around the world to understand the where the market is at for this car.
The Classic Valuer takes that data and analytics which enables it to generate these articles at scale, for further information regarding the Model J please visit the price guide linked below.
About The Author
Giles Gunning
Giles is CEO of The Classic Valuer - one of the world's largest databases of sold classic cars in the world going back over 30 years covering over 13,000 models. Giles and The Classic Valuer are regularly referenced in key classic car publications including Classic & Sports Car.
Giles grew up around the iconic historic motorsport venue at Goodwood and enjoys his 1972 Alfa Romeo 1600 GT Junior around the Sussex roads. His primary car goal is to purchase back a selection of his grandfather's car's including his 1931 Riley Brooklands.
