Joe Martin Foundation's Metalworking Craftsmen of the Year award winner Louis Chenot and his 1/8th scale fully operational 1932 SJ Duesenburg

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Not only does it look good, but the engine runs, the lights work, the top mechanism functions and the transmission and driveline are complete. Lou started his research on this project over fifty years ago with the purchase of a book and through the following years collected many drawings and studied a number of Duesenbergs while they were being restored, taking photos and recording dimensions</span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1KBgQIK8GHvMo-vrsvQ_USGDbof2PYkkBGHdf8THHmzaqwSzdr0RWTmvqE4GASb7zc5ADf_VdKnbYV2wbIvONILBFeHDk2paIGpwSmpj8nXg0n0FMBIzGNkzUQEk5ZcHZ6fOxbFTsXJCh/s1600/32a.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="450" mda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1KBgQIK8GHvMo-vrsvQ_USGDbof2PYkkBGHdf8THHmzaqwSzdr0RWTmvqE4GASb7zc5ADf_VdKnbYV2wbIvONILBFeHDk2paIGpwSmpj8nXg0n0FMBIzGNkzUQEk5ZcHZ6fOxbFTsXJCh/s640/32a.bmp" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihzzuy7AGHXHyjcf0JK9NjFQ1bljkZ_vqO5cqnUqQj7HnzmvRLeG4sGZNi_prJBe2GFc8bqfQvwt6HGNHDYYhlkm-OeeLTfMf0FzbDbGiq19qvs5VGuUucpmTM1vVzxFKq55Gyn4HV81_f/s1600/32b.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" mda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2gpiNTmpGa_7oX2ucSs-iyF5NmSGGxdkGBuep4ITLMa-QUbmFSFNVLyFI2-ozOwSht9bMD-lzemCKFL7zWVLI5C9KqzNJb4EvspCFuMlr60W1W_3cgRC2lPDubrhd5CWnJG8XNtWJwNUv/s640/32h.bmp" width="634" /></a></div><span style="color: black;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.5pt;">Lou was presented with a special Lifetime Achievement award by the </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="http://www.craftsmanshipmuseum.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.craftsmanshipmuseum.com/"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Joe Martin Foundation for Exceptional Craftsmanship</span></span></a></span></span><span id="yui_3_2_0_1_13231798275611524" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;"><span id="yui_3_2_0_1_13231798275611523" lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.5pt;"> in 2009. The model was nearing completion but the engine had not yet run. Now that the engine runs and the model is completed, Lou has been selected as the foundation's "Metalworking Craftsman of the Year." The award includes an engraved award medallion and a check for $2000.00. Lou is the 15th person to receive this coveted annual award. Because it is likely that this could well be the finest running model car ever built in this small a scale, Lou's award this year will be presented as the "Craftsman of the Decade." More can be seen on this car and some of Lou's other projects at </span></span><span id="yui_3_2_0_1_13231798275611519" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span id="yui_3_2_0_1_13231798275611518" lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="http://www.craftsmanshipmuseum.com/Chenot.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.craftsmanshipmuseum.com/Chenot.htm"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">www.CraftsmanshipMuseum.com/Chenot.htm</span></span></a></span></span></span><br /><span style="color: black;"><br /></span><br /><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">See the outstanding work of Lou and 99 other world-class craftsmen at </span><a href="http://www.craftsmanshipmuseum.com/"><span style="color: black;">http://www.craftsmanshipmuseum.com</span>/</a> </span></span></span><br /><br /><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">Thanks Randall! </span></span></span></div>

Joe Martin Foundation's Metalworking Craftsmen of the Year award winner Louis Chenot and his 1/8th scale fully operational 1932 SJ Duesenburg

  Louis Chenot  has spent the past ten years building this incredibly detailed 1932 SJ Duesenberg LaGrande dual-cowl phaeton. Not only does...

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A Duesenburg was at the Good Guys in Del Mar... and the back seat cabinetry indicates why these cars were them most desired and most expensive American cars ever made

I've never noticed the brake lights on a Duesenburg before, these are cool!

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