The facts are a little hard to fathom out but it is clear that both cars were impressive in their performance.

I think that the J Dusies were never raced in anything near their stock configuration but the Benses were raced in something resembling their stock set up. So comparisons may be a little tough to get to apples to apples.

Suffice it to say that both cars are hugely popular. The racing versions of the 540K may be more valuable than the Dusies but there are only a handful of them around.

Going up to the big fall Auburn auction, Dusies tend to be a little thick on the ground. I have seen perhaps as many as twelve in one place up there in a separate building for displaying special cars. Last time I went , '06, there was a stunning Alpha from the mid thirties that was black or dark blue and a closed coupe with just marvelous lines.

Tom W

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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.