1934 Duesenberg Model J Town Car

This 1934 Duesenberg is one of only six Model Js bearing an elegant formal Murphy Town Car body. The choice of the body was particularly interesting since Murphy had gone out of business two years prior, amidst the Great Depression. The long-wheelbase J chassis and the Murphy body were mated for Philadelphia socialite Ethel M. Dorrance, whose husband John Dorrance had discovered how to condense and can soup, paving the way for Campbell Soup to make its way to tables across America. Dorrance seldom used the car; it is said that she retired it after a brick was thrown at it. The interior is finished with wonderful Art Deco details, and decorative motifs are even echoed in the cast door handles.