jeff_a Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 (edited) Last winter someone named Kent kept telling me to go over to Missoula, Montana and look for some auto repair shop with a couple of old Packards on display in a showroom out front. Went to Missoula a month ago armed with vague directions and couldn't find it. Tried yesterday afternoon on foot....and found the shop. Struck out on the Packards, but what I found was equally interesting: a 1928 Bentley 4 1/2 Liter "Bobtail"(ex-Le Mans works car) and a '29 Duesenberg Derham Phaeton(J-270). Edited August 15, 2014 by jeff_a spelling (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 No photos? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan at larescorp Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 I'm with John... We will have to forever pick on you if there are no photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff_a Posted August 15, 2014 Author Share Posted August 15, 2014 I didn't take any photos. The Duesenberg has been owned by people named Brown, Bauer and Pettit, and the Bentley was in Le Mans in 1929, if that will help. I think both cars are on the conceptcarz.com site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 Derham only did the updates on the Duesenberg (skirts and a few other things). It's a LeBaron body. Interesting history on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enos Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 The post war "Derham cars" were NOT Derham built cars, but Derham MODIFIED cars. There is a GREAT difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimacar Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 Bill Pettit was from Louisa, Virginia, he had three Duesenbergs, including the last one built in the late 30's....along with 100 other collectible and desirable early cars....he sold all but about 14 or 15 of them, moved to Florida, and died a few years ago. I did upholstery and tops on two of his cars, a '37 Cord phaeton and a Packard Darrin..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 The post war "Derham cars" were NOT Derham built cars, but Derham MODIFIED cars. There is a GREAT difference.Kind of a moot point, since Duesenberg went out of business before the war. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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