August Samuel Duesenberg (12 December, 1879–18 January 1955) was an automobile pioneer manufacturer. December 12 is the 346th day (347th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 19 days remaining. ... January 18 is the 18th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... An automobile is a wheeled vehicle that carries its own motor. ... Manufacturing is the transformation of raw materials into finished goods for sale, or intermediate processes involving the production or finishing of semi-manufactures. ...

Born in Kirchbeide, Lippe-Detmold, Germany, his large family emigrated to the United States when he was five, settling in Iowa. Small German country of the 1800s, eventually absorbed by Prussia in its quest for German Unification. ... Official language(s) English Capital Des Moines Largest city Des Moines Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 26th 145,743 km² 320 km 500 km 0. ...

In the 1890s, August began building and racing bicycles with his brother Frederick. In 1900, they began playing with gasoline engines and began building motorcycles. In 1906 the brothers got money from Edward Mason, an Iowa lawyer, to manufacture cars. Fred Maytag, washing machine and appliance magnate, bought 60 percent of the company. The result was the Mason Maytag Motor Car Company at Waterloo, Iowa. But neither Maytag nor Mason were experienced in the car business and the company gradually folded. The Duesenbergs went off to St. Paul, Minnesota to work on racing car engines. In 1913 the Duesenberg brothers founded Duesenberg Automobile & Motors Company, Inc, in St. Paul to build engines and racing cars. This mountain bicycle features oversized tires, a sturdy frame, front shock absorbers, and handlebars oriented perpendicular to the bikes axis Bicycle may also refer to Bicycle Playing Cards. ... Gasoline (or petrol) is a petroleum-derived liquid mixture consisting primarily of hydrocarbons, used as fuel in internal combustion engines. ... An engine is something that produces some effect from a given input. ... A motorcycle (or motorbike) is a two-wheeled vehicle powered by an engine. ... Waterloo is the county seat of Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States. ... State capitol building in Saint Paul Saint Paul is the capital and second-largest city of the state of Minnesota in the United States of America. ...

With the coming of World War I the Duesenberg brothers had cause to change many of their engineering ideas. The catalyst was a Bugatti engine. This engine consisted of two straight-eight engines. They were mounted parallel to each other on a common crankcase with two crankshafts which were both geared to a single shaft. The Duesenbergs were granted an American contract to produce the engine for the French government, and it was their experience with the Bugatti masterpiece that led to the design of the famous Duesenberg straight-eight engine. At the end of World War I, they ceased building aviation and marine engines in Elizabeth, New Jersey. In 1919 the Duesenberg brothers sold their Minnesota and New Jersey factories to John Willys and came to Indianapolis, Indiana where the Duesenberg Automobile and Motors Company was established in 1920. August was the plant manager who turned Fred’s designs into reality. The result was the Duesenberg Model A. Bugatti is one of the most celebrated marques of automobile and one of the most exclusive French car producers of all time. ... Map of Elizabeth in Union County Elizabeth is a City located in Union County, New Jersey, in the United States. ... Official website: http://www. ... A 1929 Duesenberg j350 Willoughby on display at the 2005 United States Grand Prix 1930 Duesenberg J Walker Legrande Torpedo Phaeton 1932 Duesenberg J Murphy-bodied coupe convertible Wikimedia Commons has more media related to: Duesenberg vehicles Duesenberg was a US-based luxury automobile company active from the 1910s until... A 1929 Duesenberg j350 Willoughby on display at the 2005 United States Grand Prix 1930 Duesenberg J Walker Legrande Torpedo Phaeton 1932 Duesenberg J Murphy-bodied coupe convertible Wikimedia Commons has more media related to: Duesenberg vehicles Duesenberg was a US-based luxury automobile company active from the 1910s until...

Having raced their bicycles and motorcycles, it was natural that, as with other automobile builders, the Duesenberg brothers would use the Indianapolis Speedway as a laboratory, and for nearly twenty years their own entries participated in races there. Fred designed and Augie manufactured one of the last American "hand-made" racing cars that dominated the Indianapolis 500-mile race in the mid-Twenties, luxury automobiles more powerful than even the biggest of modern production cars. Augie as chief mechanic also supervised and directed the fortunes of the famed Duesenberg racing team. Their cars won seven of the first ten places in the 1920 race. They built the racers that won the Memorial Day race in 1924, 1925 and 1927. Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana (a separate city completely surrounded by Indianapolis), is the oldest surviving auto racing track in the world, having existed since 1908. ... Indianapolis 500, 1994 The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, frequently shortened to Indianapolis 500 or Indy 500, is an American automobile race held annually over the Memorial Day weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. ... Relatives and others traditionally place flags near veterans headstones on Memorial Day Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday that takes place on May 30th and is observed on the last Monday of May. ...

Although the Duesenberg brothers were world-class engineers, they were unable sell their Model A car, their first mass produced vehicle. The company went bankrupt and closed. Duesenberg was only able to survive to the classic era because E. L. Cord wanted a "supercar" to round out his automotive duo of Auburn and Cord. Cord admired the Duesenberg Model A and in 1926 proposed a financial rescue. Mass production is the production of large amounts of standardised products on production lines. ... Errett Lobban Cord on the cover of Time Magazine, January 18, 1932. ... Auburn is the name of some places in Canada: Auburn, Nova Scotia Auburn, Ontario Auburn, Prince Edward Island Auburn is the name of some places in the United States of America: Auburn, Alabama (home of Auburn University) Auburn, California Auburn, Kansas Auburn, Georgia Auburn, Indiana Auburn, Maine Auburn, Massachusetts Auburn... Look up Cord on Wiktionary, the free dictionary Cord has several meanings: String or Rope Cord Automobile Vibrating cord A measurement of the volume of firewood A power cord or extension cable In electronics, a cable Cord, a former American car marque founded by Errett Lobban Cord. ...

Ab Jenkins set a 24-hour speed record of 135.47 miles an hour in a Duesenberg on the Bonneville Salt Flats in 1935. Soon after, the Cord Company, nearing bankruptcy in 1937, was sold to Aviation Corporation. After World War II, August Duesenberg attempted to revive the Duesenberg marque, but his efforts soon foundered. His son Frederick P. "Fritz" Duesenberg attempted another revival in 1966. Bonneville Salt Flats The Bonneville Salt Flats are a 121 km² (47 mi²) salt flat in northwestern Utah. ... Avco Corporation is a subsidiary of Textron which operates Textron Systems Corporation and Lycoming. ... Combatants Allies: Poland, British Commonwealth, France/Free France, Soviet Union, United States, China, and others Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan, and others Casualties Military dead:17 million Civilian dead:33 million Total dead:50 million Military dead:8 million Civilian dead:4 million Total dead:12 million World War II... A marque (French for brand and pronounced as mark) is a brand name, most commonly used for automobile brands. ...

August Samuel Duesenberg died in Indianapolis of a heart attack. He is buried at Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. Crown Hill Cemetery, located at 700 West 38th Street in Indianapolis, is the third largest cemetery in the United States at 555 acres (2. ...

August S. Duesenberg was inducted into the Auto Racing Hall of Fame (later renamed Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame) in 1963 and the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in 1990. The National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum is a museum for sprint car drivers. ...

See also

• "Exner's Revival Cars" in Stutz Motor Company

The Stutz Motor Company, later reborn as Stutz Motor Car of America, was a producer of luxury cars. ...

References

• "A. S. DUESENBERG DIES." New York Times 19 January 1955, pg. 27.
• "9 Named to Auto Racing Hall Of Fame." New York Times, 22 May 1963, page 69.