The great Los Angeles-to-Phoenix off-road race (more commonly known as "The Cactus Derby") was another of the terrific classics from the sport's early days. In its 1914 edition, track racing legend and barnstormer Barney Oldfield entered the same Stutz racer he had piloted to fifth place in that year's Indianapolis 500.
I came across another interesting video from Jay Leno's collection of cars. He claims to have the largest collection of these magnificent machines in the world. The Duesenberg Company was the brain child of two brothers, Fred and August Duesenberg, born in Germany during the 1870's, they immigrated to Iowa in 1900.