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| Keywords: 1930 Duesenberg J and King of Spain Alfonso XIII.jpg en King Alphonso XIII of Spain beside his Hibbard Darrin Cabriolet de Ville In the page 71 of the book by J L Elbert entitled Duesenberg - The Mightiest American Motor Car he states H M Alphonso XIII King of Spain bought a Hibbard Darrin Cabriolet de Ville blue with gray top which was later to figure in his record-time escape from Madrid to Cartagena When he took a boat for France the King was reputed to have owned about 30 automobiles but the Duesie later brought from Spain by his chauffeur was the only car taken for his exile in France After the proclamation of the Second Spanish Republic in 1931 the King went to exile and drove himself the car from Madrid to the port of Cartagena Later his personal chauffeur Antonio Sambeat took it from Cartagena to France where the deposed King lived then Randy Ema Duesenberg expert suggests that it is possible that the vehicle was parted out during World War II This is based on discovery over time of various J Duesenberg parts with characteristics of Hibbard Darrin dash panel configuration Continental metric instrumentation etc Own archive author 1930 Unclear-PD-US-old-70 Photographical portraits of Alfonso XIII of Spain 1906-1931 Duesenberg J Historical photographs of Spain | ||||
