1939 Duesenberg Coupé Simone Midnight Ghost

Duesenberg Coupé Simone Midnight Ghost, 1939. Supposed to be the last Duesenberg ever built, commissioned by French cosmetics magnate Gui De LaRouche who contracted coach builder Emmett and Armand to create an exotic-bodied Coupé on a Duesenberg Type J chassis. The car would be a gift to his lover, Simone. It supposedly took three years to complete. In fact it seems the car was entirely fictional and made up by designers for Franklin Mint who had created a model of the Midnight Ghost, a numbered limited edition of 1,500 were made

Duesenberg ceased production in 1937 after Cord’s financial empire collapsed. However, between 1937 and 1940, one automobile put the final touch to this historical marque. It it took three years to complete both the tailor-made interior and futuristic body.

Gui De LaRouche had always believed that a man must succumb to his passions. So he commissioned Emmett and Armand to create an exotic-bodied Coupé on a Duesenberg chassis. The new automobile would be a gift to his lover, a beauty called Simone.

Nevertheless it’s probably one of the most stunning designs of the 20th century and it will be kept in our memories.