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A Fast Roadster With a Racing Heritage
The eight-cylinder Duesenberg Model A was introduced in 1922. It was the first production car bearing the Duesenberg name. Prior to the Model A, Fred and August Duesenberg had designed and built cars for other companies such as Mason and May, and they built the famous four-cylinder Rochester-Duesenberg engines which powered cars such as Roamer and Revere. The Duesenberg brothers also built many racecars and a Duesenberg became the first Indianapolis 500 winner to average over 100 miles per hour. Duesenberg also became the first American car to win the coveted LeMans French Grand Prix.
The Model A Duesenberg features an inline, eight-cylinder engine with a single, overhead camshaft. The engine developed 88 horsepower and had a cubic-inch displacement of 259.7 inches. The advertised top speed was 90 miles per hour.
This 1923 Model A Duesenberg features a roadster body that was built by the coach-building firm of Millspaugh & Irish. It sold new for $6,850 and was one of the most expensive American vehicles of the period.
The early Duesenbergs, built between 1920 and 1926 and known as the model A's, are largely unknown except by serious automotive historians. These are the cars built while the Duesenberg brothers - Fred and Augie - were building their racing reputation at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Slightly more than 600 Model A Duesenbergs were built, most with attractive custom coachwork such as this roadster - designed and built by the body-building firm Millspaugh and Irish of Indianapolis, Indiana. The current owner acquired the car nearly 25 years ago and spent eight years working and reworking the car a little each year to bring it to its present restored level.
The eight-cylinder Duesenberg Model A was introduced in 1922. It was the first production car bearing the Duesenberg name. Prior to the Model A, Fred and August Duesenberg had designed and built cars for other companies such as Mason and May, and they built the famous four-cylinder Rochester-Duesenberg engines which powered cars such as Roamer and Revere. The Duesenberg brothers also built many racecars and a Duesenberg became the first Indianapolis 500 winner to average over 100 miles per hour. Duesenberg also became the first American car to win the coveted LeMans French Grand Prix.
The Model A Duesenberg features an inline, eight-cylinder engine with a single, overhead camshaft. The engine developed 88 horsepower and had a cubic-inch displacement of 259.7 inches. The advertised top speed was 90 miles per hour.
This 1923 Model A Duesenberg features a roadster body that was built by the coach-building firm of Millspaugh & Irish. It sold new for $6,850 and was one of the most expensive American vehicles of the period.
The early Duesenbergs, built between 1920 and 1926 and known as the model A's, are largely unknown except by serious automotive historians. These are the cars built while the Duesenberg brothers - Fred and Augie - were building their racing reputation at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Slightly more than 600 Model A Duesenbergs were built, most with attractive custom coachwork such as this roadster - designed and built by the body-building firm Millspaugh and Irish of Indianapolis, Indiana. The current owner acquired the car nearly 25 years ago and spent eight years working and reworking the car a little each year to bring it to its present restored level.
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1923 Duesenberg Model A Auction Sales
Recent Sales of the Duesenberg Model A
(Data based on Model Year 1923 sales)
1923 Duesenberg Model A Tourer Chassis#: 786 Sold for USD$335,000 2023 Bonhams : Amelia Island Auction | |
1923 Duesenberg Model A Sport Touring by Rubay Sold for USD$187,000 2019 RM Auctions : Auburn Fall | |
1923 Duesenberg Model A Sport Touring Chassis#: 845 Sold for USD$346,500 2018 Worldwide Auctioneers : Scottsdale | |
1923 Duesenberg Model A Sport Phaeton Chassis#: 977 Sold for USD$407,000 2017 RM Sothebys : Monterey | |
1923 Duesenberg Model A Sport Phaeton Chassis#: 977 Sold for USD$374,000 2015 RM Sotheby's Hershey Auction | |
1923 Duesenberg Model A Touring Chassis#: 892 Sold for USD$183,000 2012 Bonhams - The Scottsdale Sale, Az | |
1923 DUESENBERG MILSPAUGH & IRISH 4-PASS Sold for USD$121,000 2001 Barrett-Jackson - Scottsdale 2001 |
Duesenberg Model As That Failed To Sell At Auction
1923 Duesenberg Model A's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
Vehicle | Chassis | Event | High Bid | Est. Low | Est. High |
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1923 DUESENBERG MODEL A COUPE | 2003 Kruse Auction Auburn, IN | $108,500 |
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