![]() The car had a 260 cubic inches (4.3 L) straight-eight engine that output 88 horsepower, the largest engine in a commercially available vehicle at the time, and was the first to have hydraulic brakes on all its wheels. : 40 The first Model A was commissioned by Hawaiian businessman and politician Samuel Northrup Castle. The brothers assumed engineering roles after signing over the naming rights and patents for Duesenberg engines to promoters Newton E. In 1920, the Duesenberg brothers relocated to Indianapolis, Indiana, where they founded the Duesenberg Automobile & Motors Company, manufacturing the Duesenberg Model A. In 1919, the brothers sold their Saint Paul factories. During World War I, the Duesenbergs designed and built aircraft engines in Elizabeth, New Jersey. Eddie Rickenbacker drove the first Duesenberg-designed vehicle to race at the Indianapolis 500 in 1914, placing tenth. The Duesenberg brothers then moved to Saint Paul, Minnesota, where they established the Duesenberg Motors Company in 1913. and Elmer Maytag acquired a majority stake in the company and renamed it the Maytag-Mason Automobile Company until they sold their stake in 1912. The brothers designed a vehicle in 1905, and they formed the Mason Motor Car Company in 1906 with funds from lawyer Edward R. ![]() The Murphy Special, in which Jimmy Murphy won the 1921 French Grand Prix and the 1922 Indianapolis 500įred and August Duesenberg began designing engines in the early 1900s, after Fred became involved with bicycle racing. ![]()
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