1930 Duesenberg Model J Long-Wheelbase Convertible Berline (Murphy coachwork)

Original recipient of the car, delivered new to his home in Rye, New York. Family lore suggests proceeds from the Ben-Hur film rights sale helped fund the purchase.

Beverly Hills-based aviation advocate and entertainment business manager; received the car in settlement of a debt and drove it cross-country to California, using it extensively along the West Coast.

New York City resident who intended to base the car in Beverly Hills but apparently brought it back east.

Prominent New York dealer in quality used automobiles; resold the car in 1936.

First of several owners based in the New York metropolitan region over roughly two decades.

The car passed through multiple unidentified hands in the New York area; during this period the body was refinished in burgundy by Reuter Coachworks of the Bronx.

Collector based in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania.

Enthusiast from Fredericksburg, Virginia; maintained the cosmetic condition while adding period-popular accessories including external side exhaust, chrome wheels, and auxiliary lights.

Fayetteville, Georgia collectors known for enthusiastically driving their cars; commissioned a thorough mechanical rebuild by Duesenberg specialist Brian Joseph and used the car extensively on long-distance tours across North America and Europe.

Pennsylvania-based collector known within Quaker State circles; acquired the car from Brenneman.

Acquired from the Millers some years before the auction; the car retains its unrestored patina with body finishes dating to the 1950s.

The car was shipped across the Atlantic and covered approximately 2,900 miles touring Sweden, Norway, Scotland, and England.

A roughly 900-mile touring event; part of a longer journey that year also including the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Festival in Indiana.

Attended as part of an extended self-driven tour from Georgia to upstate New York and back.

Exterior repainted in burgundy during the car's time with New York Metropolitan owners.

Reuter Coachworks was based in the Bronx; the repaint occurred sometime during the roughly two-decade span of New York-area ownership following Strong.

Pilot Ray lights, 19-inch chrome wheels, and SJ-style external side exhaust and hood panels fitted during Earl Broyles's ownership, reflecting fashionable additions of that period.

These accessories were described as trendy at the time; no removal or reversal mentioned.

Engine overhauled with Carillo connecting rods, Arias pistons, and a new high-speed ring-and-pinion assembly; wheels upgraded to reinforced American Arrow units.

Work carried out by Duesenberg specialist Brian Joseph in Troy, Michigan, in preparation for the Millers' intensive driving programme; acquisition date was 1998 so work followed shortly after.

Interior completely reupholstered as part of the preparation work undertaken during the Millers' ownership.

Carried out alongside the mechanical rebuild; specific date within the ownership period not stated.