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Hi Tom, The car parked at the curb, in front of the telephone pole, has quite an interesting story. It is a 1937 Graham. In 1936 and 1937, Graham was short of cash, (actually, they were in constant financial straits, during most of the depression), and they didn't have a plan for an improved car that would keep up with the competition. They made a deal with Reo, to purchase their bodies, and put them with the very good Supercharged Graham six cylinder engine, thereby creating the car you see in the photo. A rare car in it's day. I might add, that not every Graham had a supercharged engine, but it appears that there are Supercharged script emblems on the side of the hood of this car. The following year, the Spirit of Motion, (shark nose) style was introduced, and it bombed in the marketplace. Too radical! In 1940, Graham used a highly modified Cord 810 body, and called it the Hollywood, but so much hand work was involved in getting them into production, they, too, failed. By 1941, it was over for the Graham automobile. Although, the first 1947 Frazer automobiles, carried the Graham name on their trunk lid. But, that's another story for another time. I might mention, that the Graham dealership was at 1560 Chambers St. somewhere near the location of Pete's Steakhouse. rayfromvillapark
- Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Tom
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Hi Tom, The car parked at the curb, in front of the telephone pole, has quite an interesting story. It is a 1937 Graham. In 1936 and 1937, Graham was short of cash, (actually, they were in constant financial straits, during most of the depression), and they didn't have a plan for an improved car that would keep up with the competition. They made a deal with Reo, to purchase their bodies, and put them with the very good Supercharged Graham six cylinder engine, thereby creating the car you see in the photo. A rare car in it's day. I might add, that not every Graham had a supercharged engine, but it appears that there are Supercharged script emblems on the side of the hood of this car. The following year, the Spirit of Motion, (sharknose) style was introduced, and it bombed in the marketplace. Too radical! In 1940, Graham used a highly modified Cord 810 body, and called it the Hollywood, but so much hand work was involved in getting them into production, they, too, failed. By 1941, it was over for the Graham automobile. Although, the first 1947 Frazer automobiles, carried the Graham name on their trunk lid. But, that's another story for another time. I might mention, that the Graham dealership was at 1560 Chambers St. somewhere near the location of Pete's Steakhouse. rayfromvillapark
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