Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On December 6, 1876, the elder of Iowa’s automotive innovating Duesenberg brothers was born. Friedrich (Fred) and his young brother August (Augie) got their start building automobiles in Des Moines before going on to found an essential American manufacturer of racing and luxury cars. Born in Germany, the boys immigrated to Rockford, North Iowa, with their mother following the death of their father. As the bicycle craze took America by storm in the 1890s, Fred opened a bike s

This elegant piece of American automotive history is a 1930 Duesenberg Model J Convertible Sedan The most luxurious car in the world. This Duesenberg Powered by a 420cid Straight-Eight producing 265hp, the Model J delivered strong performance for its time despite it weighing more than 5,500lbs! The Convertible Sedan body was built by the Walter M. Murphy Company to sit atop the Duesenberg J chassis and it became one of the most popular coachbuilt designs for the model. The beautiful body matched