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£2,533,601

1931 Duesenberg Model J Tourster by Derham

United States • 27 Jan 2022

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This 1931 Duesenberg Model J Tourster by Derham, one of only eight authentic examples, boasts a rich history with notable owners and a meticulous restoration by RM Auto Restoration. Having won several Best in Show awards and maintained in excellent, show-ready condition, it stands as a premier example of the Derham Tourster, retaining its original components and ACD Club Category 1 Certification.

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The car has undergone a meticulous restoration by RM Auto Restoration and has since won several awards at prestigious concours events, including Best in Class at Pebble Beach. The listing mentions that all original body wood and aluminum coachwork remained in excellent condition and were preserved during the restoration. Additionally, a recent freshening included mechanical sorting, chrome replating, and new top and carpeting. The car is described as being in excellent, show-ready condition throughout and has ACD Club Category 1 Certification.

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THE DERHAM TOURSTER The Tourster was Gordon Buehrig’s favorite Duesenberg.

There is a lot to say about this handsome automobile, but the fact is that out of all of the creations that the master designer drew up for the mighty Model J, he preferred the Tourster, which speaks loudest of all.

The design was for a five-passenger touring car on the long 153.5-inch wheelbase Model J chassis, which in his 1972 autobiography, Rolling Sculpture , Buehrig described it as being “severely plain in ornamentation and [having] the unusual virtue of being equally handsome with the top in the raised position or when it is lowered.” The length of the chassis exaggerated the car’s lowered proportions, created by moving the rear seat ahead of the rear axle and the foot wells within the frame rails, which increased room for passengers while also allowing the top and sides of the body to be lower than on a standard phaeton.

With the Tourster, Buehrig also sought to solve a common problem of dual-cowl pha...