Twenty Grand (Duesenberg)

The Twenty Grand is the name given to the one-off custom 1933 Rollston Arlington Torpedo-bodied Duesenberg SJ sedan. The design's initial price tag of US$20,000 ($485,810 in 2024 dollars ) during the height of the Great Depression infamously gave it its nickname of Twenty Grand. It is widely considered to be the most famous Duesenberg ever built and its design was the pioneer of the ultra-luxury car. It is one of the most valuable cars in the world, and potentially the most valuable American car ever made, estimated to be worth US$50 million.

The Twenty Grand is the most valuable and flagship vehicle of the Nethercutt Collection and the family's car collection, where it was fully restored by J.B. Nethercutt and painted in its iconic silver. It won Best of Show at the 1980 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance.

The unprecedented 320-horsepower engine output made the Twenty Grand one of the most powerful American-built road cars for several decades, long after its construction. Jay Leno described the Twenty Grand as the 20th-century equivalent of the Bugatti Veyron in regards to the unprecedented engine power and prominence of each of the vehicles relative to their times.