G'day
I have an interesting Austin-Healey - Deusenberg connection that may add
a small piece to someone's memory jigsaw.
Back in 1975 when I was visiting the East Coast USA we visited a house
in Connecticut. It was solid stone as were its slightly dilapidated
garages.
Of interest was a 100M sitting underneath a few trees. It was a genuine
car as even back then I knew the difference between a tarted up 100 and
a M. Inside the garage was a 100S in unrestored but good going
condition. I recall straw over the floor and the remains of a early
biplane in a loft.
Also of great interest were two (yes 2) dismantled Indianapolis
Deusenbergs from the 1920s. I recall marvelling at the body style and
centrifugal superchargers. I would be very surprised if the Deusenbergs
were not in a museum today.
I used to keep a diary back then and I know I wrote a little detail of
where and when. The diary is somewhere at home as are the transparencies
I took if anyone is interested.
Hoo Roo
Patrick Quinn
Sydney, Australia
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From: owner-healeys@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-healeys@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of HealeyBN7@aol.com
Sent: Saturday, 14 May 2005 8:43 AM
To: healeys@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: field/shed/basement story-slight digression
Speaking of Deusenberg's: I was in Indiana on business the last couple
of days and another guy and I 'managed' to find time to visit the
Auburn-Cord-Deusenberg Museum in Auburn, Indiana. If any of you are
ever in the area I highly recommend a visit. Quite an amazing piece of
automotive history. The Cord's and especially the Deusenberg's are
simply beautiful to see in person.
Dave
61 BN7
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Jay Leno spelled out this whole morbid strategy in an article he wrote
for Popular Mechamics about 5 months ago... I really enjoyed reading
it. He had this story, which is true, about a Duesenberg that was
parked in a garage in NYC in the 1950s... and then the garage changed
its lift system and the car won't fit in the new lift so it is still
sitting on an upper floor piling up dust. Apparently the owner is in
his 80s and refuses to sell it, so Jay was saying how he's just biding
his time.....
;)
Cheers,
Alan
'53 BN1 '64 BJ8
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