1937 Graham Series 116 Convertible Coupe Worblaufen

Graham-Paige was formed by the three Graham brothers - Joseph, Robert, and Ray - in 1927. They had been making kits to modify Ford Model Ts and TTs into trucks, which led them to make their own trucks. They purchased the Paige-Detroit Motor Company to start their automobile venture.

Like many American automobile companies, Graham exported automobiles to Europe. This Graham was shipped to Switzerland in 1937 as a chassis and received a body designed and built by the coachbuilding firm Worblaufen. Worblaufen typically built custom bodies for expensive makes like Mercedes, Bugatti, Alfa Romeo, and Isotta-Fraschini. This is the only Graham body and interior they created.

The 116 Series was built on a 116-inch wheelbase chassis and was powered by a six-cylinder, supercharged engine that provided an exciting ride. Other premium carmakers of the day were adding more cylinders with V-12 and V-16 configurations to get more horsepower but Graham chose to supercharge their engines, first an eight-cylinder, then this six.

This Graham remained in Europe for its entire life, until acquired in 2007 by the current owner from a dealer in Switzerland who proceeded to perform a complete, body-off restoration. This car retains its original motor and drivetrain. It features a supercharger that was installed when new at the factory. This was a popular performance-enhancing feature for the era, especially in the mountainous areas of Europe.