For Sale | 1931 Duesenberg Model J Tourster by Derham

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Est: £1,694,250 - £2,447,250

1931 Duesenberg Model J Tourster by Derham

United States • 15 Aug 2026

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This 1931 Duesenberg Model J Derham Tourster, chassis J-448, is one of eight originals, boasting a meticulous RM Auto Restoration and a Best in Class at Pebble Beach. Formerly owned by notable collectors and benefiting from a fresh restoration, it stands as a top example.

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Meticulous restoration, excellent condition, preserved original parts.

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To Be OFFERED AT AUCTION at RM Sothebys' The Monterey Auction event, 14 - 15 August 2026.

$2,250,000 - $3,250,000 USD One of the eight original, authentic Derham TourstersOriginal chassis, firewall, engine, and coachworkFormerly owned by Dr.

Irwin Ginsberg, Andy Granatelli, and Joseph and Margie CassiniMeticulous restoration by RM Auto RestorationBest in Class at the Pebble Beach Concours d’EleganceAn ideal Duesenberg Tour or CARavan automobile for a taller driverAuburn Cord Duesenberg (ACD) Club Certified Category 1 THE DERHAM TOURSTERThe Tourster was Gordon Buehrig’s favorite Duesenberg.

There is a lot to say about this handsome automobile, but the fact that, of all the creations that the master designer drew up for the Model J, he preferred the Tourster, speaks loudest of all.In his 1972 autobiography, Rolling Sculpture, Buehrig designed the Tourster as being “severely plain in its ornamentation and [having] the unusual virtue of being equally handsome with the top in the raised ...