Legendary American manufacturer Duesenberg is today best known for the fantastic Model J built in the late 1920s and throughout the 1930s, leaving the company's earlier road cars often overlooked. One of the main reasons is that only a handful of these sophisticated machines are left with many scrapped for the lightweight materials. Today we highlight two of these early Duesenbergs, which featured straight engines directly derived from the French Grand Prix and Indy winning competition Duesenbergs.
The earliest is this Model A, fitted with a 'standard' Sport Phaeton body constructed for Duesenberg by the Millspaugh & Irish company. Freshly restored it was displayed this summer at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance and also participated in the Tour d'Elegance a few days earlier.
One of the final cars produced using Duesenberg designed and built engines is Model X. It is most famous for its McFarlan 'Boat Roadster' body, which inspired the fabulous Speedsters built by, then sister company, Auburn. After changing hands numerous times before 1950, the influential car spent nearly half a century in storage. The current owner acquired it in the late 1990s and had it completely restored to its original configuration. The staggering result has since been awarded with numerous prizes at all the prestigious shows around the world. We captured the car this spring at the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este, where it duly won its class. Our article is illustrated by an exclusive 18-shot gallery of this unique Duesenberg.
This morning one of our readers posted the first shot of what we believe is the upcoming Ferrari 458 GT2 on our forums. No technical details are available yet of the replacement of the all-conquering 430 GTC but the new racer certainly looks menacing. We will keep you updated when more information on the 458 GT2 is released.

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1927 Duesenberg Model X McFarlan Boat Roadster - Images, Specifications and Information

1921 - 1926 Duesenberg Model A Millspaugh & Irish Sport Phaeton - Images, Specifications and Information

2011 Ferrari 458 GT2 - Images, Specifications and Information