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1921 Duesenberg Indianapolis Race Car
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1921 Duesenberg Indianapolis Race Car | May 5, 2008
This Duesenberg racecar was the first American car to win the famous Grand Prix at Le Mans, France, in 1921. Driven by Jimmy Murphy, the car established a new road record by outdistancing the entire field by fourteen minutes.

Prior to winning the Grand Prix, this Duesenberg was driven by Roscoe Sarles at the 1921 Indianapolis 500 where it placed second.

Other Duesenbergs had won Indianapolis 500 races three times in the 1920's, making the Fred and August Duesenberg the first to be three-time winners of that race. It is true that the Indianapolis 500 was the crown jewel of American auto racing, but a win at Le Mans was incomparable. Duesenberg’s victory in France immediately elevated Duesenberg to world-class status.

Following the French Grand Prix, Jimmy Murphy purchased this car from Duesenberg then left the Duesenberg team. For the 1922 Indianapolis 500, Murphy refitted this car with a Miller engine, and defeated his former Duesenberg teammates, again relegating the Duesenberg team to another second-place finish.

Sometime later, the Duesenberg engine was put back into this car and the car was restored to its 1921 racing condition.
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