1938 Graham Sharknose Custom Cabriolet by Saoutchik

Original purchaser, stationed in Algeria with the French military; vehicle was temporarily commandeered by a senior general, and Reb served as the general's driver. Car was converted to coal-gas operation around 1940 due to wartime fuel shortages.

Military authorities replaced the engine with a standard military unit and operated the vehicle as a staff car; documented in a wartime photograph taken in Touggourt.

Chrysler employee who purchased the car from the French Army Supply Service and shipped it from Oran to the United States for $175.

Vehicle passed through a succession of collectors in Michigan prior to its sale to William Harrah.

Final Michigan-based owner before the car entered the Harrah collection.

Renowned Nevada collector whose staff conducted detailed provenance research, including an inquiry to the office of Charles de Gaulle regarding rumored wartime use.

California-based owner who spent three decades and conducted research across two continents to document and restore the car, assembling what is described as the most comprehensive archive on the Saoutchik Grahams.

Commissioned RM Auto Restoration to carry out a full revival of the vehicle, resulting in its debut at the 2015 Pebble Beach Concours.

One of two Saoutchik-bodied examples exhibited; photographs show Pierre Saoutchik presenting this car to French President Lebrun.

Appearance documented in the Graham factory publication.

Post-restoration debut; the car attracted wide attention and was among the most photographed vehicles at the event.

Held in Ontario, Canada; awarded top honor among a strong field of historically significant cars.

Vehicle converted to operate on coal gas due to wartime shortages of conventional fuel.

Conversion took place around the time Reb returned with the car to Algiers in late 1940.

Original powerplant removed and replaced with a military vehicle gas engine by the French Army.

Car subsequently used as a military staff car in Algeria.

Comprehensive restoration to original specification: approximately half of the body framework renewed due to decay while most sheetmetal was retained; cantilever doors rebuilt to operating condition; chassis and suspension refreshed with new bearings, bushings, and steering components; full electrical system overhauled including original AM radio; period-correct engine and supercharger rebuilt and dynamometer-tested; interior trim recreated from period photographs using original two-tone swirled plastic casting; folding roof mechanism restored and re-trimmed in correct materials.

Work was commissioned by the current owner from 2013 and completed in time for the car's concours debut in 2015. Missing trim items were recreated using period photographic evidence gathered during decades of research.