Sister Bertrille finds headlights from a Duesenberg at the junkyard. The Duesenberg Motors Company (sometimes referred to as "Duesy") was an American manufacturer of race cars and luxury automobiles, founded in 1913. Their 1928 'Model J' was one of the most elegant cars ever created and a status symbol for the rich and famous such as Greta Garbo, Mae West and Clark Gable, just to name a few. With the market for expensive luxury cars severely undercut by the Depression, Duesenberg folded in 1937.