1918 ReVere Duesenberg Racer

Inventory Number: 8608

$650,000

  • ENGINE: Four-Cylinder Rochester Duesenberg “Walking Beam”
  • HP: 106
  • VIN: 359
  • RACING NO.: 7
  • CARBURETOR: Stromberg M-4
  • SPEEDOMETER: Jones, NY, USA
  • WATER METER: W. B. Jarvis Co., Grand Rapids, MI, USA
  • SHOCK ABSORBER: Andre Hartford, Standard Model
  • FUEL GAUGE: U.S. Gauge Co., NY, USA
The Duesen­berg Automobile & Motors Co., Inc., founded in 1920, was known for their luxury and high-performance racing automobiles. In 1921, founders and brothers Fred and Aug­ust Duesen­berg won a Grand Prix race with an Amer­ican automobile for the first time, catapulting the Duesen­berg into the spotlight. They would go on to popularize the straight-eight engine, four-wheel hydraulic brake system, and it become the ultimate means of Trans­port­ation for the rich and famous of the time. Its logo, a detailed eagle with outspread wings featuring ‘Duesen­berg’ in ornate lettering, became a symbol of power and prestige.

The ReVere Motor Car Coporation was founded by Adolph Monsen in Logansport, Indiana and manufactured passenger cars and Amer­ica’s first supercars from 1918 to 1926. The ReVere automobiles utilized the four-cylinder Duesen­berg walking beam engines sourced from the Rochester Motors Company. ReVere would be forced to file for bankruptcy after severe mismanagement at the hands of its manager, Newton Van Zandt, who died of a heart attack before he could be arrested. ReVere automobiles would be remembered for their advanced engineering and novel designs.

From Northeast Antique Auto & Parts News - June 1977, Page 15 Photo Caption: “Because of World War I’s interruption of racing, things were nearly at a stand-still for the sport in 1918. One significant fact is that the Revere, as well as the Roamer and Wolverine, had their racing debut. These three cars were powered by the new Duesen­berg “walking beam engine.” These cars were very successful in the next few seasons.”

See article Revere Rides Into the Future

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