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1935 Duesenberg SSJ

Carl Bomstead
Chassis Number: 2594
  • This car is the ultimate Model J Duesenberg, one of only two SSJs built
  • Special short-wheelbase chassis and supercharged twin-carb engine
  • Sporting open coachwork designed by J. Herbert Newport Jr.
  • Originally delivered to Hollywood legend Gary Cooper
  • The car is in unrestored condition. It retains the original chassis, engine and bodywork.
  • Just two owners — Briggs Cunningham and Miles Collier — since 1949
 
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Carl Bomstead
Carl Bomstead is a longtime Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance judge and Classic Car Club of America Master Judge. He wrote his first story for SCM in February 1997.
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