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Fantasizing About The Departed Brands
13 messages, Last post on Feb 25, 2012 at 3:42 PM
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#11 of 13 Re: Pierce-Arrow, Cord, Auburn [hpmctorque] by lemko
Feb 24, 2012 (6:47 pm)
Replying to: hpmctorque (Feb 22, 2012 2:50 pm)
I don't know about Auburn or Pierce-Arrow, but I'd picture a Duesenberg as some kind of exotic now.
- hpmctorque (Feb 24, 2012 9:58 pm)
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#12 of 13 Re: Pierce-Arrow, Cord, Auburn [lemko] by hpmctorque
Feb 24, 2012 (9:58 pm)
Replying to: lemko (Feb 24, 2012 6:47 pm)
I thought about Deusenberg, but I don't think it had a direct counterpart. It was a step above Packard and Cadillac, and not really similar to Rolls Royce or Isotta Fraschini. Bottom line is I don't know how to characterize it because it seemed to be in a class unto itself. Come to think of it, the Isotta Fraschini was probably the Deusy's closest counterpart.
- Mr_Shiftright (Feb 25, 2012 3:42 pm)
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#13 of 13 Re: Pierce-Arrow, Cord, Auburn [hpmctorque] by Mr_Shiftright HOST
Feb 25, 2012 (3:42 pm)
Replying to: hpmctorque (Feb 24, 2012 9:58 pm)
The Duesenberg would be equivalent today to the Bugatti Veyron or the McLaren F1. It was a supercar in every respect, so you're right, it's way above a Cadillac or Packard or even the fancy coach-built Rolls Royce cars. Maybe a pre-Rolls Blower Bentley would keep up with one, but the Blower Bentleys were crude pieces of work next to a Duesenberg.
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