Engineering:Duesenberg Twenty Grand
{{Infobox automobile
| name = Twenty Grand
| image = 1933 Duesenberg SJ Rollston Arlinton Torpedo Sedan - fvr 2.jpg
| caption =
| manufacturer = Duesenberg
Rollston
| class = Ultra-luxury car
| body_style = 4-door ultra-luxury sedan
| platform =
| designer = Gordon Buehrig
| production = 1933
| assembly = Indianapolis, Indiana
New York City (coach building)
| engine = 6.9 L (420 cu in) DOHC Supercharged Duesenberg Straight-8 engine
| powerout = 320 hp (239 kW) at 4200 rpm
The Twenty Grand is the flagship and most valuable automobile in the Nethercutt Collection. It was purchased and fully restored by J.B. Nethercutt in 1979 and repainted in its iconic silver. It won Best of Show at the 1980 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance.[1]
History
Luxury brands Duesenberg and Rollston contracted leading American custom stylist Gordon Buehrig to design a one-off ultra-luxury car as the "Dream Car" representing the progress of the United States automotive industry at the 1933 Chicago World's Fair.
Due to the further deterioration of the economy from the Great Depression, the Twenty Grand was untouched for a year before being sold for $20,000 to Shreve Archer during the 1934 run of the Fair, making it the second most expensive new Duesenberg ever sold.[2] Later the Twenty Grand would have several other owners, who made such alterations as a modernized interior, fenders, and black and green paint.[1]
It won Best of Show at the 2011 Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance, and at the 2022 Las Vegas Concours d'Elegance.[3][4] It returned to the Pebble Beach Concours as a non-competing showcase car In 2021 and 2026.[5][6] In a 2023 episode of Jay Leno's Garage, Jay Leno described the Twenty Grand as the 20th-century equivalent of the Bugatti Veyron in regards to the unprecedented engine power and prominence of each of the vehicles relative to their times.[7]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Automobile History". https://www.nethercuttcollection.org/Cars.aspx.
- ↑ "Famous "20 Grand" Duesenberg visits Jay Leno's Garage" (in en). https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1139068_famous-20-grand-duesenberg-visits-jay-leno-s-garage.
- ↑ "A Look Back: Las Vegas Concours d'Elegance at Wynn Las Vegas" (in en). 2022-11-09. https://stories.wynnlasvegas.wynnorigins.com/stories/stories-from-concours/.
- ↑ "Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance 2011 - Best of Show Winners" (in en-US). 2011-03-14. https://sportscardigest.com/amelia-island-concours-delegance-2011-best-of-show-winners/.
- ↑ "Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance Special Award Winners" (in en). https://www.pebblebeachconcours.net/cars/special-award-winners/.
- ↑ "Second Harry Yeaggy-owned stunner wins Best in Show at Concours d’Elegance | 2026 Monterey Car Week" (in en-US). 2026-08-17. https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/2026/08/17/second-harry-yeaggy-owned-stunner-wins-best-in-show-at-concours-delegance-2026-monterey-car-week/.
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