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Automotive Lifestyle
VINTAGE: Clark Gable Duesenberg Auction
The evocative Model J Convertible Coupe formerly owned by the screen idol will be up for sale at Gooding & Company’s auction at Pebble Beach.
The award-winning Duesenberg Model J is lavishly appointed with stylish features. (Photo: Gooding & Company)
When it comes to Hollywood stars, few were bigger than Clark Gable. And in the 1930s, no car was more befitting of a Hollywood superstar than a Duesenberg.
The Model J Duesenbergs (built from 1928 through 1937) are perhaps the most iconic. In 1935, Gable ordered one of only 10 JNs built and one of only four in a convertible coupe body style.
That Duesenberg headlines Gooding & Company’s collector-car auction Aug. 18 and 19 at Pebble Beach, where the famed Concours d’Elegance is taking place. Because of its top-celebrity provenance and immaculate condition, the auction house has given the car an astounding value estimate of $9 million.
The Clark Gable convertible was a “Special Award Winner” at the 2007 Pebble Beach Concours, and has won best-of-show awards at the Amelia Island and Meadow Brook concours events.
With coachwork by Rollston and updated by Bohman & Schwartz, the Duesenberg features such design touches as dual, trunk-mounted spare tires, rear fender spats, a machine turned dash and cognac leather upholstery. It was featured in the 1938 movie “Merrily We Live,” and was used by Gable and his third wife, actress Carole Lombard.
Power comes from a 420-cubic-inch inline eight-cylinder engine, rated at 265 horsepower and mated to a three-speed manual gearbox. Suspension and brakes are decidedly old-school, with the car using a live rear axle and leaf springs, along with hydraulic drum brakes in all four corners.
For more information about the Duesenberg and the Pebble Beach auction, see Gooding & Company.
This story originally appeared at Motor Authority.
The Model J Duesenbergs (built from 1928 through 1937) are perhaps the most iconic. In 1935, Gable ordered one of only 10 JNs built and one of only four in a convertible coupe body style.
That Duesenberg headlines Gooding & Company’s collector-car auction Aug. 18 and 19 at Pebble Beach, where the famed Concours d’Elegance is taking place. Because of its top-celebrity provenance and immaculate condition, the auction house has given the car an astounding value estimate of $9 million.
The Clark Gable convertible was a “Special Award Winner” at the 2007 Pebble Beach Concours, and has won best-of-show awards at the Amelia Island and Meadow Brook concours events.
With coachwork by Rollston and updated by Bohman & Schwartz, the Duesenberg features such design touches as dual, trunk-mounted spare tires, rear fender spats, a machine turned dash and cognac leather upholstery. It was featured in the 1938 movie “Merrily We Live,” and was used by Gable and his third wife, actress Carole Lombard.
Power comes from a 420-cubic-inch inline eight-cylinder engine, rated at 265 horsepower and mated to a three-speed manual gearbox. Suspension and brakes are decidedly old-school, with the car using a live rear axle and leaf springs, along with hydraulic drum brakes in all four corners.
For more information about the Duesenberg and the Pebble Beach auction, see Gooding & Company.
This story originally appeared at Motor Authority.
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