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   orinoco womble said, almost 2 years ago

   “Doozy” originally came from the Dusenberg car, to mean anything that looks spectacular but turns out to be very bad. So Bucky’s probably right.
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   rf_eq said, almost 2 years ago

   ralph nader would definitely approve
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   ODDBALL said, almost 2 years ago

   Whatever you do DON’T use it to scratch your &%$#@
   or you’ll be calling that thing ‘Neuter matic’.
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   beviek (FREE DRY NOW IF NOT SOONER) said, almost 2 years ago

   @ODDBALL

   LOL!!!! Actually, I think Bucky is the doozi!!!
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   Bashis said, almost 2 years ago

   turn it on turn it on!!!!!!!!!!
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   Gweedo (Free Range Dry) Murray said, almost 2 years ago

   Prepare for copyright infringement lawsuit from that strip down the street.
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   tegm said, almost 2 years ago

   enough with the negativity! I think bucky’s names are all great.
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   dukedoug said, almost 2 years ago

   @ODDBALL

   OUCH !!
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   oldbutnotdead said, almost 2 years ago

   @orinoco womble

   The Duesenberg was anything BUT bad and a “Doozy” is something that is extraordinary or amazing, not something bad.
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    Bill Tidler Jr. said, almost 2 years ago

    As Lauren said,
    “doozy-something excellent”
    “doozy-a wonderful, or excellent thing
    NOTHING to do with “turns out to be very bad”.
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    doublepaw said, almost 2 years ago

    Not sure of the original meaning of “doozy” but the Duesenberg was a beloved classic car that was anything but bad.
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    Lovecraft said, almost 2 years ago

    @oldbutnotdead

    Totally agree.
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    Dave53 said, almost 2 years ago

    @orinoco womble

    think you got that wrong …it’s from the Dusenberg all right, but that was a sign of excellence. To call something “a real Doozey” was a compliment. ( us older readers remember the expression well!)
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    SwimsWithSharks said, almost 2 years ago

    I still think that D.U.S.I. could win a few rounds of Battlebots.
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    TheTrustedMechanic said, almost 2 years ago

    As an antique car nut when I was a child I must agree with all those who contest Orinco Wombles’ assertion of doozie being something bad. Duesenbergs were indeed wonderful cars. By todays standards they may have been atrocious but for their time they were the pinnacle of engineering, refinement and performance. As I remember they were certified to exceed 100mph, a feat unheard of in it’s day. And they were engineered to be able to handle that speed, but braking was still a weak point. And yes the term It’s a Doozie," does originate from those Duesenberg cars, and as all have mentioned, it was to intone a sense of grandeur or excellence, not window dressing on a terrible thing.

    As for Duesenberg engineering, I’m not saying they were the first but they incorporated overhead valves when other engines were flat heads or “l” heads with the valves in the engine block. They also incorporated overhead cams and superchargers and I believe they were one of the first cars to have shock absorbers, although not the tube style we think of today. Very little if anything in automotive technology today is really new, it’s just refined and with computer controls.
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