#fred duesenberg

[thechildrensmuseum]

Happy Father’s Day! This image from the 1920s shows Fred Duesenberg with his son, Denny, seated in one of his racecars. Fred Duesenberg was a German-born automobile engineer and builder. He designed engines for mass production as well as racecars, and Duesenberg cars won three Indianapolis 500s in the 1920s!

[silentambassadors]

Rest in peace, Fred Duesenberg.  Born in Germany in 1876, after emigrating to the United States of America in the mid-1880s, Fred and his brother August starting building vehicles of any and all types, eventually leading to the establishment of the Duesenberg Automobile and Motors Company, Inc., based out of Indianapolis.  At one time, it was commonly understood that the only car that could pass a Duesenberg was another Duesenberg--and that was with the first owner's consent.  After a good run of motor manufacture through the Great War, the Great Depression put a hold on the desire and means for luxury cars and Duesenberg folded in 1937, five years after Fred had perished of pleural pneumonia he contracted while in hospital following a high speed wreck outside Ligonier, PA, on this date in 1932 at the age of 55.

Stamp details: Stamp on top: Issued on: January 27, 2014 From: Amsterdam, Netherlands MC #3216

Middle stamp: Issued on: November 12, 1975 From: Monaco City, Monaco MC #1196

Stamp on bottom: Issued on: August 25, 1988 From: Detroit, MI SC #2385

[famousborntoday]

Fred Duesenberg : Born December 6, 1876 : Died July 26, 1932

Frederick Samuel Duesenberg was a German-born American automobile and engine designer, manufacturer and sportsman who was internationally known as a designer of...

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[detroitlib]

Happy Birthday Frederick Samuel Duesenberg! (December 6, 1876 – July 26, 1932)

German-born American automobile pioneer designer, manufacturer and sportsman.

1. Artist's depiction of 1929 Duesenberg car. Handwritten on back: "Duesenberg, 1929, LeBaron body." 

2. Portrait of Fred S. Duesenberg . Embossed on front: "Courtright Studio, Des Moines, Ia." Handwritten on back: "Fred S. Duesenberg." 

Courtesy of the National Automotive History Collection, Detroit Public Library