Hemmings Daily: A Murphy-bodied Duesenberg Model J fit for a... mistress?

George Whittell Jr. was Duesenberg's best customer, purchasing a total of seven Model Js during the automobile's 1929-'37 production run. Three of these were purchased for the use of his "lady friends," a polite way of saying mistresses, but of these, only one the custom Murphy-bodied 1930 Duesenberg Model J Sport Berline seen here was presented as a gift, to Jessie McDonald of Los Angeles, California. This August, the "Whittell Mistress Car" heads to auction in Pebble Beach, California, one of the offerings [View in Browser | Subscribe]( [Hemmings Daily] Tuesday, May 28, 2019 [A Murphy-bodied Duesenberg Model J fit for a... mistress?]( [A Murphy-bodied Duesenberg Model J fit for a... mistress?]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - George Whittell Jr. was Duesenberg's best customer, purchasing a total of seven Model Js during the automobile's 1929-'37 production run. Three of these were purchased for the use of his "lady friends," a polite way of saying mistresses, but of these, only one the custom Murphy-bodied 1930 Duesenberg Model J Sport Berline seen here was presented as a gift, to Jessie McDonald of Los Angeles, California. This August, the "Whittell Mistress Car" heads to auction in Pebble Beach, California, one of the offerings... [Read More]( [Sponsor]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1992 Porsche 968 cabriolet]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1992 Porsche 968 cabriolet]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - From the seller's description: 1992 Porsche 968, Midnight Blue/Beige, 35.5k mi, concourse condition. Rare and reliable DR 1 SC supercharger,* oil temp and boost gauges, RS Barn cat-back, very recent belts, rollers and seals. Much of the original Cosmoline is still visible on the undercarriage. 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