new guys needs help

[adamentium]

HI

my name is Quinton. i was going through some old files and pictres i have and i came across this picture. i only have the one and i was wondering if any one here had any info on it. i dont know anything at all about it i just have to one picutre. the only thing i know is that it is a model but even then i dont know the scale. any info on this would be great.

thanks

Q

[davyou5]

Well I can do nothing more than tell you Welcome to the Forum. But to me it seems like the model in the picture was customized, but from what I could not tell you, but there are others here who will.

[Jon Cole]

Quinton, welcome to our asylum. What you are looking for there is the Franklin Mint 1939 Duesenberg Coupe Simone, in 1/24 scale. It is a "phantom" deco car, there is no 1:1 version, afaik. I wish I had bought it back when I was able to. Don't know if it is still in production. If you put "Duesenberg Coupe Simone" into a Google search, you will see other photos.

Edited October 17, 2010 by Jon Cole

[adamentium]

Quinton, welcome to our asylum. What you are looking for there is the Franklin Mint 1939 Duesenberg Coupe Simone, in 1/24 scale. It is a "phantom" deco car, there is no 1:1 version, afaik. I wish I had bought it back when I was able to. Don't know if it is still in production. If you put "Duesenberg Coupe Simone" into a Google search, you will see other photos.

thank you so much. i have been trying to get info on this car for over a year. this is great again thank you so much.

Q

[samdiego]

That's a stunning automobile, alright. I thought that this was one of those "built and lost " kinda cars. Maybe a WWII disappearance. Along with this fuzzy memory was that Franklin Mint recreated the car in scale from found plans. I could be remembering something completely different but what a barnfind this would be, if it exists.

[Agent G]

Wasn't that like Bugatti or someone hid the thing in a barn until after the war ?

G