@spicy1 wrote:
I'll go look up the word doozies.
Doozie is short for Duesenberg. Duesenberg was a very expensive pre-Depression luxury car that very few could afford. It was several steps above a Cadillac, maybe along the lines of what Bentley is now, or Rolls was 20 years ago. It was basically considered to be the nicest car available. So it became synonymous with something really nice.
On a side note, Duesenberg was part of Cord (along with Auburn). Cord was a fantastic marketer. When he started at Auburn they pretty much produced only black cars. He had them all sent back to the factory where he had them repainted in other colors, because he realized when couples were coming in to buy cars, the husbands were interested in the mechanics but the women were interested in what color the cars were. After the cars were sent back out repainted their sales skyrocketed. Auburn also made what I consider to be the most beautiful vehicle ever produced. The 1931 Auburn Boattail Speedster.
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Unfortunately the cars from all 3 brands (Auburn, Duesenberg, and Cord) were very expensive, and the company went bankrupt before the end of the Depression.
Ok, so I might be a bit of a car nerd.
Edited to add the post I was replying to since like 87 people cross posted while I was writing that.
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Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 07/02/2017 03:44AM by bgriffin.