Rare Duesenberg Sells for $2.64 Million

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed)
Oct 22nd 2006 at 7:02PM

What price beauty? How about $2.64 million? That's what this 1931 Duesenberg J Special Phaeton went for during the auction of 90 rare cars and motorcycles owned by late Los Angeles Times publisher Otis Chandler on October 21st. The Gooding and Company auction brought in over $36 million. The Duesenberg wasn't the only $2 million car, a 1904 Mercedes 40/45 HP Sports Touring went for $2.25 million. The collection was deemed important not because of the size but because it featured so many great items. Chandler began collecting cars when he was a student at Stanford University in 1947 and he wanted the cars to go to other collectors after his death.

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Jim Oct 28th 2006 5:32PM

A beautiful car and I hope the buyer enjoys it. He probably will not even drive it. I was lucky. I had cars years ago to drive. In 1954 I had a '34 Ford three window coupe and a '33 Ford roadster, lowered, channeled with a built 59ab engine. In 1956 I bought a new '57 Ford Convert with the 312 Thunderbird Special engine and standard trans. The last line on the speedometer was 130 and it would get there. In 1959 I bought a '54 Jag drop head coupe. Lots of fun.
In 1962 I put a '56 Packard 352 inch engine and a three speed w/o.d. in a '50 Ford 1/2 ton pickup. It needed 3/4 ton springs in the front to hold it up. It would smoke the back tires with 3500 lbs of sandbox sand in the box. This is just some of my foolishness and I enjoyed it all.

no one special Oct 28th 2006 7:52PM

First, This car is stunning. I could not afford it, but if I could I would. I love older mechanical devices. Okay the price tag is a little steep for my pocketbook, but, I just hope it stays in the states.

As for the same amount going to feed hungry peoples, I am so sick of bleeding heart liberals, wanting the US to feed and house the world. It is not our responsibility to feed and house all these people, and you are a fool if you think we as a country can.
When was the last time you volunteered your time at a soup kitchen, donated a car-load of groceries to your local pantry, or gave cash to local causes? I can speak from my heart, as a proud republican, and say I give to my local pantry on a fairly regular basis. I volunteer daily at my children's school.
As for the gang problem? You want to rid the country of it? Start by insisting that your local govermental agencies even recognize the problem. Most communities that have this sort of problem are low income, have public housing, AWOL Fathers, and are in "the system".
These kids think the world owes them, know nothing of love of a parent, or discipline and are slapped on the wrist when they create trouble. Want to get rid of them, volunteer for your neighborhood watch, big brother or big sister, or mentor one of these kids to give them a way out of poverty.
Want to make the world a better place? - Then do something about it rather than post negatively.
What did you do today to make the world a better place?

Doug Buchanan Oct 28th 2006 8:59PM

I love all this socialist propaganda in a story about someone's car collection. Funny, it turns out the guy who owned the cars was a liberal newspaper publisher who endorsed Democrats. Guess he was a hypocrite like most wealthy Democrats.

DIANE Oct 29th 2006 6:17AM

FIRST LET ME SAY, THE REMARKS HERE HAVE BEEN VERY INTERESTING. NOW ABOUT THE CAR: MY BROTHER AND HUSBAND GET LOTS OF JOY GOING TO CLASSIC CAR SHOWS AND I ADMIT IT IS FUN TO SEE AN OLD 57 CORVETTE (LIKE I HAD) OR 63 IMPALA SS (MY BOYS WISH I HAD KEPT BOTH) AND RELIVE "THE GOOD OLD DAYS." I'M GLAD SOMEONE DIDN'T NEED THE TRADE IN WHEN THEY BOUGHT THEIR NEW ONE AND HAVE KEPT THESE WONDERFUL OLD MEMORIES FOR ALL OF US. BUT, I JUST BOUGHT A NEW CHEVY MALIBU MAXX FOR MUCH LESS THAN THE DUSSEY AND AM JUST AS PROUD.
NOW FOR THE COMMENTS ABOUT THE KIDS: IN THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES THERE ARE SO MANY, THE 2 PLUS MILLION WOULDN'T BE A DROP IN THE BUCKET. AS FOR THE KIDS IN AMERICA, I TEACH IN AN INNER CITY SCHOOL. EVERY STUDENT IN OUR SCHOOL HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET AT LEAST A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA. HOWEVER, WE ONLY GRADUATE ABOUT 1/3 OF OUR ORIGINAL STUDENTS. IT IS NO ONES FAULT EXCEPT THEIR OWN...THE OPPORTUNITY IS PRESENTED. THEY FAIL CLASSES BECAUSE "THEY FORGOT THEIR HOMEWORK," LOST IT, FELL ASLEEP CAUSE THEY STAYED UP TOO LATE PARTYING, JUST DON'T CARE. THEY HAVE NEVER BEEN HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR GRADES OR BEHAVIOR AND THINK THEY CAN GET BY WITH THE SAME ATTITUES AND BEHAVIOR IN HIGH SCHOOL. THEN WHEN THEY FAIL THE TEACHERS AND ADMINISTATORS ARE BLAMED.
AND NOW ABOUT POLITICS (SINCE SO MANY OTHERS ARE USING THIS SPACE FOR THAT): IT WON'T MATTER WHICH PARTY IS IN WASHINGTON, THE U.S. WILL STILL TRY TO DO ITS PART TO CURE THE WORLDS PROBLEMS (ISOLATIONISM ENDED WITH WWII)'STILL DO ITS BEST TO CONTINUE MAKING THE USA THE BEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD, CONTINUE TO FIGHT TERRORISM AND ALL THE OTHER THINGS THAT "THEY" DO. WE CREATED THEY TYPE OF GOVERNMENT WE HAVE ("WE THE PEOPLE, IN ORDER TO FORM A MORE PERFECT UNION"). IT'S WORKED TO GET US TO THE POSITION OF WEALTH AND POWER WE HAVE TODAY, IT (OUR GOVERNMENT) WORKS EVERY DAY FOR EACH OF US...THIS IS AMERICA, WE CAN ALL HAVE BETTER LIVES IF WE WORK FOR IT. SO MANY ARE LIKE MY STUDENTS, THAT'S TOO MUCH WORK. ALL I CAN SAY IS IF YOU DON'T LIKE THE GOOD OLD USA, LEAVE IT. WE DON'T NEED YOUR NEGATIVITY.