265 bhp, 420 cu.

in.

DOHC inline eight-cylinder engine with Stromberg downdraft carburetor, three-speed manual transmission, beam-type front and live rear axles with semi-elliptic leaf springs, and vacuum-assisted four-wheel hydraulic drum brakes.

Wheelbase: 142.5 in.

• From the collection of Ray Bowersox • Winner of the epic 1932 race at Lake Muroc • Single ownership since 1985 • One of only seven examples built According to Phil Berg, the original owner of the Duesenberg offered here and agent to numerous stars and producers of Hollywood, it all started like this, “Leila and I were at Al Jolson’s home on Sunset Boulevard one evening, playing bridge with a number of friends.

Zeppo and Chico Marx arrived in a sleek SSK (sic) Mercedes, which they had purchased jointly.

My Duesenberg was parked in front and soon enough the conversation turned to these powerful looking machines and which of them was the faster.” The story, which unfolded during interviews conducted by noted racing h...