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1929 Duesenberg Model J 'Disappearing Top' Torpedo
United States • 22 May 2021
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This is a 1929 Duesenberg Model J 'Disappearing Top' Torpedo by Murphy, chassis number 2199 and engine number J-414. It features a recent meticulous concours restoration by RM Auto Restoration, a rare bare aluminum coachwork, and a unique single-passenger rumble seat. This vehicle was sold for $5,725,000 USD at Amelia Island, Florida.
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The vehicle underwent a meticulous concours restoration by RM Auto Restoration, and it has won Best in Class at the 2020 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance. The car retains all correct Duesenberg components, including the original chassis frame, firewall, and bodywork. Original bare brushed aluminum finish was carefully restored, while surviving Murphy factory and period photographs allowed the original trim, altered by prior owners, to be faithfully reproduced. RM was able to save the vast majority of the original aluminum sheet metal, preserving it at great cost wherever possible.
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The most famous design of Pasadena, California, coachbuilder Walter M.
Murphy on the Duesenberg Model J chassis, the “Disappearing Top” Convertible Coupe saw production of about 25 examples, all with a distinctive convertible top that hid neatly within the smooth rear deck when lowered.
Yet there is a much rarer machine, the “Disappearing Top” Torpedo Convertible Coupe, which is considered by many to be the utter pinnacle of Murphy’s work on Duesenberg chassis.
It combined the standard convertible coupe’s lines with the flowing, gracefully tapered deck of a “boattail” speedster, often finished in bare aluminum that extended forward through the beltline and down the center of the car’s cowl – providing an extra touch of sparkle in the California sun.
Few Duesenbergs so beautifully combined the marque’s performance ethos with the glamour of a status symbol.
CHASSIS NUMBER 2199 Six examples of the “Disappearing Top” Torpedo Convertible Coupe were produced, five on the short wheelbase...
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