Casual (not) half-million dollar drive at lunch

Kinja'd!!! by "Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney" (braddelaparker)
Published 03/23/2017 at 14:18

Tags: dots ; duesenberg ; model j
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Kinja'd!!!

Front passenger-side tire is a little low, buddy. (Duesenberg II, it appears)


Replies (8)

Kinja'd!!! "CalzoneGolem" (calzonegolem)
03/23/2017 at 14:28, STARS: 0

Opulent AF.

Kinja'd!!! "sm70- why not Duesenberg?" (sm70-whynotduesenberg)
03/23/2017 at 14:30, STARS: 1

Sorry to burst your bubble, but this is a Duesenberg II, essentially an extremely high-quality replica built in 1981 and powered by a Ford 460 V8. Still very cool, and plenty expensive.

Kinja'd!!! "V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches" (jbv12)
03/23/2017 at 14:36, STARS: 2

Idk if I could drive one of those. Part of me wants one with an M275 V12 swapped in.

Kinja'd!!! "Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney" (braddelaparker)
03/23/2017 at 14:40, STARS: 1

I kind of figured that might be the case, but not my knowledge base. Thanks for confirmation!

Kinja'd!!! "Pixel" (Improbcat)
03/23/2017 at 14:40, STARS: 1

I think this is the car, if so, it is a replica.

http://www.victorycars.com/inventory_details.asp?InventoryNum=718

Kinja'd!!! "sm70- why not Duesenberg?" (sm70-whynotduesenberg)
03/23/2017 at 14:44, STARS: 0

In my mind, an extremely high-quality replica is still a replica.

Kinja'd!!! "V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches" (jbv12)
03/23/2017 at 14:46, STARS: 1

Exactly. I’d still feel like a poseur driving it.

Kinja'd!!! "ranwhenparked" (ranwhenparked)
03/23/2017 at 19:22, STARS: 0

I’m OK with them in cases where the real thing is almost impossible to get, even if you have the money. And provided there’s some little things done to distinguish the replica from the real thing for people that know anything about them.