Hemmings Daily: The strange story of how J-586 was - and simultaneously wasn't - the last Duesenberg Model J built

Duesenberg J-586. Photos courtesy Mecum Auctions. When J-586 took the stage at the 1937 New York Auto Show, nearly everybody involved in getting it th [trPx] [View in Browser]( [Hemmings Hot Rod BBQ Podcast]( [trPx] [Hemmings Daily]( Friday, March 5, 2021 Latest Stories Sponsored by [Year One]( [Year One]( [The strange story of how J-586 was - and simultaneously wasn't - the last Duesenberg Model J built]( [The strange story of how J-586 was - and simultaneously wasn't - the last Duesenberg Model J built]( Duesenberg J-586. Photos courtesy Mecum Auctions. When J-586 took the stage at the 1937 New York Auto Show, nearly everybody involved in getting it th... 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