Engine – 322-Cubic-Inch Continental L-Head Inline 8
Transmission – Warner Four-Speed Manual
Horsepower – 140 HP at 3,600 RPM
Coachbuilder – Merrimac, Designed by L. Briggs Weaver
Chassis – G-949
Production – One of Three Two-Passenger Taper-Tail Speedsters Built with an External Spare

“Unusual — in style and performance”

The Du Pont Model G emerged from E. Paul du Pont’s efforts to establish a limited-production luxury automobile in Wilmington, Delaware. Powered by a Continental straight-eight, the Model G provided the mechanical foundation for both formal coachwork and L. Briggs Weaver's Speedster designs. Merrimac built the two-passenger speedster in aluminum, with cut-down doors and sweeping fenders that gave its bodywork a continuous, flowing profile.

This particular automobile, chassis G-949, is one of three two-passenger taper-tail speedsters built with an external spare. Its configuration incorporates a rumble seat, folding windshield, and Woodlite headlamps, complemented by a Cartier radiator mascot depicting two seagulls. First owned by Charles Hirshhorn, it later remained with Henry Gerlach for 37 years before Sam and Emily Mann acquired it in 1999. Restored by the Manns’ in-house facility, it received First in Class at Pebble Beach in 2012 and Amelia Island in 2013.