Few coachbuilders on the Duesenberg Model J are more highly regarded than LeBaron, and fewer still were capable of such an astonishing breadth of work.

LeBaron produced everything from the famed “sweep panel” and “barrelside” phaetons, to the occasional limousine with their own special tailored style.

Among their most successful works on the Model J was the Convertible Berline, as catalogued by Duesenberg and featured in the company’s catalogue.

Six examples of the LeBaron Convertible Berline were eventually built.

Of those, body number LB 4100, mated to engine J-362 and chassis 2380, was the first of four to this design, outfitted for occasional formal use with folding jump seats and a division window.

Three remain extant as part of long-term private collections.

J-362: THE DUESENBERG AND THE FAIR In 1874, Chicago merchant Ernst J.

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