In the 1970s, the Mattel Hot Wheels division selected this very Duesenberg as the pattern for one of its toy cars, replicating the car’s distinctive orange‑and‑brown color scheme, a combination that became instantly recognizable to generations of collectors.

The car also found its way into popular fiction: in Clive Cussler’s novel Flood Tide, the protagonist Dirk Pitt dramatically drives this model across the Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C. This memorable scene helped cement the car’s status not just as a historic classic, but as a cultural icon.