1931 Duesenberg Model J was hidden in garage

[DavidG]

The mention of Leo Gephart along with Duesenberg brought back the memory of when in 1968 I bought the '32 station wagon that is in my avatar photo. Leo was then located in the Dayton, Ohio area and he had two unrestored '32 woodies for sale. While I was at his place deciding on which of the two to purchase, Leo said he had a better idea. Apparently he was a little short of cash at the time and he took me over to another one of his buildings and said "you should buy this instead". "This" was a mint original Derham-bodied '29 Model J convertible sedan, far too nice to restore. For a mere $25,000 I could drive it home instead of towing a trailer home with a worn out '32 Ford station wagon on board. I did drive the Duesenberg around the block thinking I will never be offered the chance again in my lifetime and that proved to be true. The station wagon was $1,200 and the difference between that and $25,000 was like night and day for someone who just borrowed money from his parents to buy his first home.

[Kube]

Originally Posted by DavidG

The mention of Leo Gephart along with Duesenberg brought back the memory of when in 1968 I bought the '32 station wagon that is in my avatar photo. Leo was then located in the Dayton, Ohio area and he had two unrestored '32 woodies for sale. While I was at his place deciding on which to the two to purchase, Leo said he had a better idea. Apparently he was a little short of cash at the time and he took me over to another one of his buildings and said "you should buy this instead". "This" was a mint original Derham-bodied '29 Model J convertible sedan, far too nice to restore. For a mere $25,000 I could drive it home instead of towing a trailer home with a worn out '32 Ford station wagon on board. I did drive the Duesenberg around the block thinking I will never be offered the chance again in my lifetime and that proved to be true. The station wagon was $1,200 and the difference between that and $25,000 was like night and day for someone who just borrowed money from his parents to buy his first home.

Thanks for sharing, David! Wow, neat memories, huh? Ya know, at the time of that Duesenberg "flip", my share of the profit, $5000, was a lot. I was making $1.10 / hour at the local burger place.