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1933 Duesenberg Model SJ 'Riviera' Phaeton by Brunn
United States • 15 Aug 2015
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This 1933 Duesenberg Model SJ 'Riviera' Phaeton, chassis 2577, is a unique piece of automotive history, famously known as "Hot Rod Harry's" Riviera Phaeton. Originally delivered to Lt. Col. Jacob Schick, it was later transformed for high performance, achieving 140 mph, and has undergone an exquisite Fran Roxas restoration, winning multiple awards including Best of Show at the 2011 Concours d’Elegance of America at St. John’s.
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The car has undergone an exquisite Fran Roxas restoration with recent cosmetic improvements and has won Best of Show at the 2011 Concours d’Elegance of America at St. John’s. The car has been restored and freshened, has a new interior, and is in fine running and driving order. It has also received awards, including Best in Class and Best of Show American at the Concours d’Elegance of America at St. John’s and Second in Class at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.
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Body Style 2756.
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320 bhp, 420 cu.
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DOHC 32-valve inline eight-cylinder engine with dual Stromberg UU-3 two-barrel carburetors and a Schwitzer-Cummins centrifugal supercharger, three-speed Warner Hi-Flex manual transmission, beam front and live rear axles with semi-elliptical leaf springs, and four-wheel vacuum-assisted hydraulic disc brakes.
Wheelbase: 142.5 “HOT ROD HARRY” AND THE ENTHUSIAST AGE Three Duesenberg Model Js were built with Brunn & Company’s beautiful Riviera Phaeton body, a four-door convertible sedan with gorgeous close-coupled lines and, most prominently, a disappearing convertible top.
The latter was quite an engineering feat for such a large top, which bundles neatly and then swings back under the reverse-hinged rear deck.
The effect is of clean lines and abundant power, which is appropriate, as two of the Riviera Phaetons were originally installed on supercharged chassis—the Phaeton offered here among them.
It was originally delivered in June 1934 to...
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£687,402
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