August and Fred Duesenberg; Fred, a keen cyclist, had developed a passion for speed and performance. They initially created a different firm called the Mason Motor Car Company, named after Edward R.

This was the first car with four-wheel hydraulic brakes, actually invented by Fred Duesenberg along with Lockheed. (Chevrolet didn’t use hydraulic brakes until 1936, and Ford didn’t till 1939 ...

The company's story started in 1913 when brothers Fred and August "Augie" Duesenberg ... which at the time was allegedly the fastest car in Hollywood. Augie Duesenberg, the company's engineering ...

What's more, echoing the spirit of August and Fred Duesenberg, we will be innovating ... release will come into effect on the terms or time frame described herein. The Company undertakes no ...

Hell, Fred Duesenberg even drove the Model A Touring Car on the pace laps of the 500 that year. It's easy to see how a Duesy might start catching the eye of the racing world. The Model A was the ...

Fred and August Duesenberg were far above and ahead of everyone else in the car-making business ... to finish the job by putting a body onto the frame. It was a common practice one hundred ...

The historical record of automobile manufacturers has a large appendix of entries marking companies that have long since faded into oblivion. During its 100-plus years in business, General Motors ...

A 1926 merger with E.L. Cord, who was manufacturing Auburn automobiles, led to Fred Duesenberg designing the Model J in 1929, a car so luxurious (and expensive for the time, with a price of $ ...

There’s never been another American car like the Duesenberg Model J ... Built in Indianapolis, the cars were engineered by Fred and Augie Duesenberg, whose technically advanced race cars ...

After the outfit was acquired by transportation legend E.L. Cord in 1926, co-founder Fred Duesenberg was tasked with designing the biggest, fastest and most expensive car ever to hit the road.