This car started life as a four-door sedan built by Derham, the first Duesenberg chassis they ever received. Its original owner was Art Kiel. At one point, the car ended up in the Santa Barbara Channel after a trip from Santa Catalina Island, but the water was shallow, so it was recovered.

In the early 1930s, it was sold to M. K. Barbee, a Los Angeles Coca-Cola Bottling Company executive known for his extravagant lifestyle. Since the car needed rebuilding, Barbee had California coachbuilders Bohman & Schwartz give it a bold new look. They added sleek, modern fenders, full skirts, torpedo-style headlights, and their signature “waterfall” grille.

Fred Buess Jr. bought the car in 1947, and in 1963 it went to Homer Fitterling, who kept it for two decades. Later owners included Mrs. Jerry Brown in 1983 and Ed Weaver in 1993. It was fully restored in 1997 and eventually sold for $737,000 in 2018.