| Car 2290 | |
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| 1929 Model J Duesenberg 2290 | |
| Engine No.: | J-268 |
| First Coachbuilder: | body made locally in Japan to avoid a heavy import duty |
| First Body Style: | Convertible Coupe |
| Wheelbase: | Short |
| Current Coachbuilder: | Meiterschule fur Handwerke, by students, 1958 |
| Current Body Style: | Convertible Coupe |
| Original Owner: | Kimakichi Fukuzawa, Tokyo |
| Owner in 1968: | James Southard, 1403 Broadway, Marshfield, WI |
| Current Owner: | Jeff Caves (as of 1990) |
| References: | Malks, p. 124; Roe, p. 246 |
Notes:
Display picture taken at the 1972 ACD meet at the Golden Tee Inn, Morro Bay by
Gil Curtright.
Acquired by Capt. Charles Halbrooks who replaced the crude body with another crude body. Eventually took the car to Prof. Wilhelm Holfermann at the Meiterschule fur Handwerke, were the present body was installed.
Display picture from "Duesenberg The Pursuit of Perfection", p. 246. Last Duesenberg chassis to be fitted with a coach-built body, 1958.
Acquired by Capt. Charles Halbrooks who replaced the crude body with another crude body. Eventually took the car to Prof. Wilhelm Holfermann at the Meiterschule fur Handwerke, were the present body was installed.
Display picture from "Duesenberg The Pursuit of Perfection", p. 246. Last Duesenberg chassis to be fitted with a coach-built body, 1958.
