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Duesenberg  1939, COUPE SIMONE

The Duesenberg Coupe “Simone,” was a request made by the cosmetics magnate Gui(Guy) De La Roche as a gift for his young lover Simone.

The story begins, as many romances do, in France. Yet, in many ways it is an American story. The story of two immigrants, Emmett Hardnock and Armand Minasian. It is a story filled with the excitement, the creative energy of the early automotive age, and a story of our time, our chance happenings and dogged research.

The year was 1936, The French cosmetics king Gui De LaRouche had just attened the world premier of the film The Clearing Cloud. Watching the film, he was particularly impressed by an automobile driven by the leading man. After making several inquiries, he learned that the automobile’s gorgeous body was the creation of Emmet - Armand Coachworks of America located in Green Brier, Pennsylvania.

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