For the first time, DueSenberg cars began to be produced in Indianapolis in 1920. Model J was successfully presented at a grandiose car dealership in New York in the winter of 1928. At that time it was one of the most expensive and powerful cars. The chassis alone cost more than 3,500 dollars. And if in 1930 the price of a car amounted to unthinkable thirteen thousand dollars, then today the surviving specimens are generally worth eight hundred thousand. The car is equipped with an in -line eight -cylinder engine, the working volume of which is 6882 cubic centimeters. The engine power is approximately equal to 265 horsepower at 4250 revolutions per minute. Compression degree — 5.2. On the two upper distribution shafts, the drive works on the principle of chain transmission. A three -stage gearbox, interlocked with the engine, is installed on the machine. Steering-«worm-foul. The rear suspension has a pseudo -plating type. The transfer is hypoid. Ventilated, hydraulic drum brakes, the drive is equipped with a vacuum amplifier. All of the listed components eighty years ago made Duesenberg J the real Dream car. Only the most prosperous citizens could afford it. In addition to the huge price, a car of this class was also very voracious. One hundred kilometers of mileage had to be spent up to twenty -nine liters of fuel. The fuel tank could accommodate one hundred liters of gasoline. The maximum speed in the second gear, according to early data, was equal to 142 kilometers per hour, and on the third transmission the car accelerated to 186 kilometers.
