Duesenberg

Duesenberg Automobile & Motors Company, Inc.
Industry	Automobile manufacturing; Engine manufacturing;
Predecessor	Duesenberg Motors Company (1913–1919)
Founded	Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. (1920)
Founders	August Duesenberg; Fred Duesenberg;
Defunct	1937; 87 years ago
Fate	Dissolved
Headquarters	Auburn, Indiana, U.S.
Key people	August Duesenberg; (co-founder); Fred Duesenberg; (co-founder); Errett Lobban Cord; (owner from 1926 to 1937);
Products	Model A; Model X; Model J;
Parent	Auburn Automobile Company

Duesenberg Automobile & Motors Company, Inc. was an American racing and luxury automobile manufacturer founded in Indianapolis, Indiana, by brothers Fred and August Duesenberg in 1920. The company is known for popularizing the straight-eight engine and four-wheel hydraulic brakes. A Duesenberg car was the first American car to win a Grand Prix race, winning the 1921 French Grand Prix. Duesenbergs won the Indianapolis 500 in 1922 (when eight of the top ten finishers were Duesenbergs), 1924, 1925 and 1927. Transportation executive Errett Lobban Cord acquired the Duesenberg corporation in 1926. The company was sold and dissolved in 1937.


Industry	Automobile manufacturing Engine manufacturing
Predecessor	Duesenberg Motors Company (1913–1919)
Founded	Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. (1920 (1920))
Founders	August Duesenberg Fred Duesenberg
Defunct	1937; 87 years ago (1937)
Fate	Dissolved
Headquarters	Auburn, Indiana , U.S.
Key people	August Duesenberg (co-founder) Fred Duesenberg (co-founder) Errett Lobban Cord (owner from 1926 to 1937)
Products	Model A Model X Model J
Parent	Auburn Automobile Company