1929 Duesenberg Willoughby Town Sedan (J-350) (No longer owned)
Duesenberg chassis J-350, chassis number 2370, both numbers-matching, rode on the long 153.5-inch wheelbase. It was originally fitted with limousine coachwork, like many of the long-wheelbase Model Js; in this case its body was furnished by Judkins. The car's ownership history from the A-C-D archives shows it then going to a gentleman named Joseph Taylor, who operated Springhill Farms in Mars, Pennsylvania, not far from where the American Austin was assembled in Butler. Taylor's farm specialized in Hereford cattle and Berkshire swine, the latter prized for its rich, marbled meat. It appears that Taylor cut off the Judkins bodywork aft of the chauffeur's seat, and then bolted a simple stake body to the rear chassis. The wheels are non-stock, reduced to 16 inches in diameter.
The exact time frame encompassing this Model J and its life is a little unclear, but the records show that after Taylor was done with it, it passed through four more owners, the last of whom, in Washington State, turned it back into a Full Classic. J-350 was retrofitted with a limousine body by Willoughby that was originally installed on J-237. The Judkins coachwork, or what was left of it, was lost.
The exact time frame encompassing this Model J and its life is a little unclear, but the records show that after Taylor was done with it, it passed through four more owners, the last of whom, in Washington State, turned it back into a Full Classic. J-350 was retrofitted with a limousine body by Willoughby that was originally installed on J-237. The Judkins coachwork, or what was left of it, was lost.