Duesenberg Automobile and Motors Company 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, and at its peak Duesenberg was considered the pinnacle of American luxury cars and engineering. A Duesenberg was the first American car to win a Grand Prix race, the 1921 French Grand Prix, and Duesenbergs won the Indianapolis 500 in 1922, 1924, 1925 and 1927. Errett Lobban Cord's Auburn Automobile Company later owned the firm.
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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.
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1937
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Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. (1920)
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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.
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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.
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