Administrators Eric Posted January 27, 2022 Administrators Share Posted January 27, 2022 This Duesenberg Model-J engine & trans just sold on an online auction site for $770,000, with the 10% buyer’s premium. The engine is a Lycoming 420cid dual overhead-cam, 32-valve straight 8, that produced 265hp (320hp with supercharger). This engine was in production from the late twenties, through the mid-thirties. 6 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Administrators Eric Posted January 27, 2022 Author Administrators Share Posted January 27, 2022 Here is a supercharged version of the engine. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Administrators Eric Posted January 27, 2022 Author Administrators Share Posted January 27, 2022 This is a Duesenberg W24 engine, which is basically three straight eight engines on a common crankshaft. It was a marine engine. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batesmotel Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 12 minutes ago, Eric said: This is a Duesenberg W24 engine, which is basically three straight engines on a common crankshaft. It was a marine engine. All pre CNC. That’s old school skill. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minervadoe Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 1 hour ago, Eric said: This is a Duesenberg W24 engine, which is basically three straight eight engines on a common crankshaft. It was a marine engine. Marine engine? For the Queen Elizabeth 2? or Sonny Crockett's grandfather's teak 1930 cigarette boat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minervadoe Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 That is an amazing assemblage of technology for its day. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT4494 Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 Duesenberg's don't have engines.. They have beautiful art under the hood! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted January 27, 2022 Author Administrators Share Posted January 27, 2022 Just now, minervadoe said: Marine engine? For the Queen Elizabeth 2? or Sonny Crockett's grandfather's teak 1930 cigarette boat. The Duesenberg brothers were boat & car builders/racers before they began making road cars. The Duesenberg was one of the original racing labels turned street car. They were the supercars of their day. The Auburn, Cord, Duesenberg story is a good one. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted January 27, 2022 Author Administrators Share Posted January 27, 2022 The carburetor alone was an amazing piece of engineering. It was a Stromberg updraft carb. It was made of three types of metals, but with the exception of an o-ring on the bolt on the bottom of the bowl, there were no gaskets in it. Three different types of metal, with different rates of heat expansion & contraction and the machined surfaces mated together without leaking. On the supercharged model, the carburetor was moved to the passenger side of the engine, directly above an exhaust port. That is a brutal location in which to place a carb, but it worked. They were amazing cars. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfost11 Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 4 hours ago, Eric said: This is a Duesenberg W24 engine, which is basically three straight eight engines on a common crankshaft. It was a marine engine. I bet you could hear that thing whining a mile away. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmohme Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 19 hours ago, Eric said: This Duesenberg Model-J engine & trans just sold on an online auction site for $770,000, with the 10% buyer’s premium. The engine is a Lycoming 420cid dual overhead-cam, 32-valve straight 8, that produced 265hp (320hp with supercharger). This engine was in production from the late twenties, through the mid-thirties. Beautifuly presented. A work of art! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batesmotel Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 If Mickey Mouse was a gear head. You’re singing the song in your head now, aren’t you. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batesmotel Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 You will every time you see it. You’re welcome. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmohme Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 8 minutes ago, Batesmotel said: If Mickey Mouse was a gear head. You’re singing the song in your head now, aren’t you. I wasn't, but I am now! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted January 28, 2022 Author Administrators Share Posted January 28, 2022 The engine came first. Maybe it inspired Mickey Mouse. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostinTexas Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 20 hours ago, Eric said: This Duesenberg Model-J engine & trans just sold on an online auction site for $770,000, with the 10% buyer’s premium. The engine is a Lycoming 420cid dual overhead-cam, 32-valve straight 8, that produced 265hp (320hp with supercharger). This engine was in production from the late twenties, through the mid-thirties. I don't know anything about that one, but Daddy said the straight 8's were a beast. For the time they were a torque monster and efficient far ahead of their time in most cases. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railfancwb Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 21 hours ago, Eric said: This Duesenberg Model-J engine & trans just sold on an online auction site for $770,000, with the 10% buyer’s premium. The engine is a Lycoming 420cid dual overhead-cam, 32-valve straight 8, that produced 265hp (320hp with supercharger). This engine was in production from the late twenties, through the mid-thirties. After watching the video it’s clear the transmission is what geared up the bids. On a more serious note, I wonder if Jay Leno is the new owner. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfost11 Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 4 hours ago, LostinTexas said: I don't know anything about that one, but Daddy said the straight 8's were a beast. For the time they were a torque monster and efficient far ahead of their time in most cases. And that one only has like 5.7:1 compression. Can you imagine one with a modern aluminum head, intake, and fuel injection with 10:1 compression? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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