We Drive Gary Cooper’s 1935 Duesenberg SSJ, The Last Gasp of a Legendary Manufacturer

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Starting the 1935 Duesenberg SSJ’s engine is a rather complex process: Pull out the metal organ-stop choke from the hand-engine-turned metal dashboard; turn the tiny brass key clockwise one detent; retard the spark with one of the beaded metal sliders on the black Bakelite steering wheel; lightly press the giant shoe-shaped throttle pedal; and yank on the cable-actuated knurled starter knob until it almost collides with the S-shaped floor shifter that’s topped by a black doorknob. READ MORE ››

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