The Duesenberg was a luxury automobile made by The Duesenberg Automobile & Motors Company, Inc. of Des Moines, Iowa. Intended to compete with the most luxurious and powerful cars in the world such as the Rolls-Royce. The production run for the 1929 Duesenberg was 200 units. The price of the Duesenberg model J in 1929 ranged between $13,000 and $25,000. The highest price ever paid for a 1929 Duesenberg Model J at auction was $2,090,000 in 2014.