THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 27, 1932

• Fred Duesenberg death
• Automobile pioneer
• Race car motors

The top of page 17 has a one column heading: "F. S. DUESENBERG DIES OF AUTO INJURY" with subheads and photo. (see images)
Complete with all 36 pages, light toning at the margins, good condition.

Background: Frederick Samuel "Fred" Duesenberg (1876–1932) was a visionary German-American automotive engineer who, alongside his brother August, transformed early 20th-century motor racing and luxury manufacturing through pioneering innovations like straight-eight engines, overhead camshafts, and four-wheel hydraulic brakes. His race cars dominated the motorsport world, winning the Indianapolis 500 three times (1924, 1925, 1927) and making Duesenberg the first American constructor to win the prestigious French Grand Prix in 1921. After industrialist E. L. Cord acquired the company in 1926, Fred engineered the legendary Model J (and supercharged SJ)—an extraordinary masterpiece producing up to 320 horsepower that dominated the classic era as the ultimate symbol of speed, power, and prestige among Hollywood royalty, tycoons, and heads of state, famously giving rise to the American idiom "It's a doozy."