1941 Graham Hollywood Custom Sedan

In the years that followed the First World War, the three Graham brothers enjoyed success with a truck-building business. They later sold their truck business to the Dodge brothers and in 1928 bought the ailing carmaker Paige-Detroit. The cars that followed were called the Graham-Paige. By 1930, they were simply known as Graham. The Graham automobiles were found successful in speed trials and hillclimbs, but due to limited capital, they found it difficult to weather the Great Depression. Their 'Sharknose' Graham was not well received so they reached an agreement with the Hupp Motor Company to build the Hupmobile Skylark as a separate Graham version of the car. These were based on the Gordon Buehrig-designed Cord 810/812 with tooling that Hupp had acquired after Cord entered receivership. Graham redesigned the front sheet metal and installed it on a new purpose-designed chassis powered by Graham's own six-cylinder engine. A supercharger was offered as optional equipment.

This particular Graham Hollywood Custom Sedan is fitted with the optional supercharger. It has been given a restoration with the work being completed in 1996. It has been used sparingly since that time and shown rarely. In 2016, it was displayed at the Radnor Hunt Concours d'Elegance where it took 2nd in Class.

By Daniel Vaughan | Dec 2017