Starting the 1935 Duesenberg SSJ’s engine is a rather complex process: Pull out the metal organ-stop choke from the hand-engine-turned metal dashboard; turn the tiny brass key clockwise one detent; retard the spark with one of the beaded metal sliders on the black Bakelite steering wheel; lightly press the giant shoe-shaped throttle pedal; and yank […]
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We Drive Gary Cooper’s 1935 Duesenberg SSJ, The Last Gasp of a Legendary Manufacturer
