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Avant-Garde Artist Creates His Dream: The Last (and Longest) Deusenberg

Filed in archive Design by Philip Powell on April 17, 2007

The Last Deusenberg

There's an intriguing tale behind this car, often referred to as "the last Deusenberg." Too long for the brevity of a blog, you can read the entire story in the May issue of "Sports Car Market magazine's Web site". Technically the car is a 1937/40 Duesenberg Model SJ Rollson Cabriolet and was sold at RM Auction's 2007 Scottsdale event for $2.8 million. It was made for German artist Rudolf Bauer, who designed the vehicle with the intent of creating the longest, most distinctive Duesenberg ever built.

Sports Car Market says "Bauer created a long, low, and provocative example of automotive art, more magnificent and decadent than any of his paintings-and significantly more valuable." It also refers to his art deco influences, which are clearly obvious in the photo, especially at the front. The car was delivered to Bauer in April 1940 but he drove it less than 10,000 miles before his death in 1964. It was last sold in a 1998 auction for $1,267,500, where the magazine's reporter described it as "all original, with a great story. Ignore the fact that from the rear, it looks like a Chevy Caprice-based Classic Tiffany. A sure show-stopper." Or maybe a caricature.


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