A 1930 Duesenberg Model J Dual-Cowl Phaeton offered from 54 years of single-family ownership brought in the top price of RM Sotheby\u2019s 10th Anniversary Hershey sale, generating a top bid of more than $2 million for a car that is one of only three in existence. RM Sotheby\u2019s recorded $11.58 million on total sales from a 90-percent sell-through rate.<\/p>\n
The second-highest sale price paid was the $880,000 bid for a 1935 Auburn Eight Supercharged Speedster that is a two-time 100-point car in 2016 Classic Car Club of America judging. A listing of the top sales can be found at sportscardigest.com\/duesenberg-tops-rm-hershey-sale\/<\/p>\n
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A 1930 Duesenberg Model J Dual-Cowl Phaeton offered from 54 years of single-family ownership brought in the top price of RM Sotheby\u2019s 10th Anniversary Hershey sale, generating a top bid of more than $2 million for a car that is one of only three in existence. RM Sotheby\u2019s recorded $11.58 million on total sales from a 90-percent sell-through rate. The second-highest sale price paid was the $880,000 bid for a 1935 Auburn Eight Supercharged Speedster that is a two-time 100-point […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":140,"featured_media":578137,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10112,1202,11577],"tags":[7366,17858,1203,17369,17329,2302],"class_list":["post-38354","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-auctions","category-duesenberg","category-auction-action","tag-auctions","tag-auctions-hershey","tag-duesenberg","tag-duesenberg-at-auction","tag-duesenberg-prices","tag-rm-sothebys"],"yoast_head":"\n
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