Twin Six

"sm70- why not Duesenberg?" (sm70-whynotduesenberg) 07/28/2014 at 15:21 • Filed to: None

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Back when you could name a car solely after the number of cylinders it had.

My car shall no longer be referred to as a V8. From now on, it shall be a "Twin Four", because that's just classier.

JR1 > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 07/28/2014 at 15:30

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The restrained gentleman bought a Packard while his playboy son bought the Duesenberg. Both are among the best cars ever made.

Will with a W8 races an E30 > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 07/28/2014 at 15:33

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Oooh!!! Does that mean I can call my cars Quad-two and Twin-Zero?

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > JR1 07/28/2014 at 15:34

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So, did mom drive a Sixteen?

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Will with a W8 races an E30 07/28/2014 at 15:35

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Yessir.

CAR_IS_MI > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 07/28/2014 at 15:38

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I shall call mine six singles....

Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 07/28/2014 at 16:21

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According to The Empire Over Which The Sun Never Sets (TM), that day was not so long ago. 1997, I believe.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen 07/28/2014 at 16:53

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Not hither.

ranwhenparked > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 07/28/2014 at 18:53

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Packard did that to recall their original Twin Six 12-cylinder models from the 1910s, but supposedly it had been off the market for enough years that 1930s buyers were confused by the word "six" in the name, so it was renamed the Twelve for 1933.

ranwhenparked > JR1 07/28/2014 at 18:55

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Yep - The Three Ps; Packard, Pierce-Arrow, and Peerless were for the more conservative, old money crowd, Duesenbergs, and to a certain extent Cadillacs, were more for the newly self-made wealthy and Hollywood sets that didn't mind a lot of flash.

JR1 > ranwhenparked 07/28/2014 at 18:57

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Totally agree. I think that is why the extravagant cars are more collected today. They are the "super cars" of the era