Frederick S. Duesenberg

Brothers August (left) and Fred (right) Duesenberg in 1925, one of their three winning years at the Indy 500.

A Duesenberg J Murphy Convertible Coupe in front of Fred and August Duesenberg’s house of birth, located in Kirchheide, Germany,…

Fred and August with their mother and five siblings, ca. 1886. Front l-r: Conrad, Luise (mother), Henry; Middle l-r: Fred,…

In the early stages of their careers, the Duesenberg brothers repaired bicycles and Fred participated in races, setting two world…

Billy Chandler driving his Duesenberg at a speed of over 100 miles an hour, August 30, 1915.

The impressive V-16 airplane engine that the Duesenberg brothers developed while under government contract during WWI.

The Duesenberg factory in Indianapolis with an array of Model A cars in front of it.

This photograph shows the Model A chassis assembly area of the Duesenberg plant.

View of the axle assembly area of the Duesenberg factory with the gear assembly area in front of the windows.

The famous and powerful Duesenberg “straight eight” engine.

The famous Duesenberg straight eight on display in a dealership window, ca. 1920-1930.

The Model J embodied the lavish styling that Errett Lobban Cord envisioned for Duesenberg automobiles.

A Duesenberg Model J La Grande being displayed at an auto show.

A Duesenberg chassis with a prototype Model A engine installed.

Fred Duesenberg showing movie star Dorothy Sebastian a Model J Duesenberg, ca. 1929.

Elvis Presley sits in a 1929 Duesenberg while filming a scene from the 1966 film Spinout, ca. 1966.