To Be OFFERED AT AUCTION at RM Sothebys' The Monterey Auction event, 13 - 15 August 2026.

$800,000 - $1,200,000 USD One of the most beautiful American automobiles of its generationThe 1929 New York International Automobile Show display carOne of three two-passenger “taper tail” models with an external spareOne of two of these with a rumble seat; the only example with a folding windshieldKnown and fascinating history, with only five owners since newOne of exceptionally few Du Ponts available to the public at any costA CCCA Full Classic It is spectacular, and different than anything else.

– S.M.

E.

Paul du Pont, of the fabled Delaware family, began building automobiles in Wilmington in 1920, and in the next dozen years built fewer than 500 cars before the Great Depression put an end to the enterprise.Mechanically, the Du Pont was a rather conservative but solidly designed automobile by the standards of a Classic Era luxury car.

The firm’s most prolific product was the Model G, power...