How the Duesenberg brothers redefined the great American automobile
U.S. Route 395 follows the Sierra Nevada eastward.
Winds may whip Isetta-size tumbleweeds over the rough ground like demonic medicine balls.
It may be beneficent, with just a wheeling bird and distant tyres breaking the silence.
An old lava flow leers above like a battalion of case-hardened gargoyles, while multiple volcanic cones spew iron-rich alluvium like hell's bridal garment.
What links volcanology with Duesenberg? Randomness and nature. Physics and time formed Earth.
Frederick and August Duesenberg—and subsequently Errett L. Cord—created America's most luxurious brand.