The "Essex" Brand

The Essex car was produced by the Essex Motor Company and the Hudson Motor Company between 1918 and 1932.
The Essex cars were aimed at the average families pocket and proved to be a durable, reliable motor.
Initially Essex marketed a line of touring cars (open four door cars with canvas tops), which was the most popular body style of cars in production at the time. While Essex added an enclosed sedan in 1920, it was the introduction of the 1922 closed coach, priced at the (then) unheard of low price of $1,495 dollars, only $300 dollars above that of the touring car. By 1925 the coach was priced below that of the touring car.
Essex sales remained strong through the 1920s and into 1931 before sales began dip. For 1932 a redesigned Essex debuted and was named the Essex-Terraplane, a play on the word aeroplane.

Dave Burton
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The Duesenberg Roadster

The Duesenberg Automobile & Motors Company,was founded by two brothers in Iowa, starting off building experimental cars. Duesenberg cars were built entirely by hand,and were considered the very best cars at the time.
In 1921 the Duesenberg Automobile and Motors Company moved to a new headquarters and factory in Indianapolis to begin production of passenger vehicles.The company the in1922 went into receivership finally being acquired from creditors by a Fred Duesenberg-led investor group in 1925, forming the Duesenberg Motors Company.
The Duesenberg were one of the most popular luxury cars in America and also in Europe, driven by the rich and famous, with the likes of Clark Gable, Gary Cooper ,the Duke of Windsor, the King of Spain Alfonso XIII,among them ,this claimed Duesenberg thatit was the best car in the world, and their world-beating performance and extreme opulence tended to back that up.
Duesenberg ceased production in 1937 after Cord's financial empire collapsed.
In 1975 at the ACD Festival in Auburn, Indiana, the reproduction Duesenberg II automobile was produced and sold through mid-2000. Five models of the original Duesenbergs were made, each one carefully copied from an original and visually identical, with a modern Ford V8 driveline and modern comfort features. These exacting reproductions sold for up to US$225,000.

The Duesenberg name still lives on as an object of opulence and luxury. It is estimated that as of 2006, approximately 50% (or roughly 600) of the originally manufactured Duesenbergs are still on the road as classic cars or "oldtimers". Today, Duesenberg Model Js and SJs are among the most desired collectible classic cars in the world. It is not uncommon today for a Duesenberg in good condition to sell for over $1-million.

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The Cadillac Eldorado

The Eldorado started life in 1953 and derived its name from a competition run by the company and won by a secratary in the merchandising department,only 500(approx)were manufactured in '53,which were sold for around $7,500,In 1957 Cadillac brought out the Eldorado Brougham. This four-door hardtop with rear-hinged rear doors was an ultra-luxury car that cost an astonishing $13,074,which was selling for more than the British iconic Rolls Royce Silver Cloud.The Classic lines of the Eldorado filtered out in the mid '80s,and then after celebrating its 50th year anniversary GM announced that this would be its final year.

Dave Burton
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