{"id":13298,"date":"2018-09-07T19:14:24","date_gmt":"2018-09-08T02:14:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/?p=13298"},"modified":"2023-10-18T19:59:29","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T02:59:29","slug":"the-duisenberg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/2018\/09\/07\/the-duisenberg\/","title":{"rendered":"The Dussenberg Factory and what the Most Expensive Car in the World Looked Like"},"content":{"rendered":"

I<\/strong><\/span> pass by what is left of the Duesenberg factory every day at Harding and Washington here in Indianapolis. At this 17-acre site, they produced the most lavish automobile of the Roaring 20’s. Movie stars and royalty came from around the world to road test them….<\/span><\/p>\n

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All that is left is one smaller building and its facade. While the rest, at Harding and Washington is now the IndyGo bus yard…<\/span><\/p>\n

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Originally built in 1920,\u00a0 this excellent article<\/a><\/strong> goes into more detail about what was where with a lot more about this epic machine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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They had a three decade run here in Indianapolis.\u00a0Per car price in 2018 dollars – $250,000!<\/span><\/p>\n

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