mikesbrunn Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 (edited) I bought a 1939 Graham Shark Nose. The reason I bought is that it has an open front like a town car. Is it factory or done later?? I was told it may have been done at a dealer in Long Island in 1939. But then again I bought a picture from Walt Miller that was said to be a factory photo. search 1939 Shark Nose town on ebay CAN ANYONE HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!. Mike Edited February 19, 2015 by West Peterson (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 If you are referring to this car, I believe there is a whole discussion on this and was made from a four door sedan. Not a town car from the beginning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 Relatively recent customization. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty_OToole Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 There was a Graham of that model that was built as a town car, or converted by a custom body company when it was a new car. Your car is a copy that was made more recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikesbrunn Posted January 3, 2015 Author Share Posted January 3, 2015 If you are referring to this car, I believe there is a whole discussion on this and was made from a four door sedan. Not a town car from the beginning.How do you know that?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikesbrunn Posted January 3, 2015 Author Share Posted January 3, 2015 how could I tell ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 How do you know that??Mostly from the workmanship. A factory or custom body builder would have done a job so good that there was little doubt it was meant to be a custom. Without trying to cut your car apart, I would say that the workmanship is less than professional. Please don't get me wrong or take it as an adverse statement. If you were to look at factory customs that are out there, you might see a difference. I could be wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleach Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 Relatively recent customization.http://forums.aaca.org/f169/1939-graham-town-car-sale-ebay-385117.htmlHere's the thread that was discussed recently. Did you buy the car that the subject of that discussion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleach Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 There was a Graham of that model that was built as a town car, or converted by a custom body company when it was a new car. Your car is a copy that was made more recently.This was the original. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Man Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 There was some talk about it the Graham circles when it came on ebay. I do not think aynone in the Graham Club ever considered it more than a owner modified car. A friend of mine was offered the car by the original customizer in the 1970s. I can try to find out more of the details if you are interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 MikeThe car was inspected by a friend before it was sold to the person who listed it on eBay. The eBay seller only had the car for about a week before flipping it. It was owned by America on Wheels museum and sold for $2,500 a few years back to the most recent owner (before the eBay flipper) who passed away a couple of months ago. The ebay description makes it seem as if the seller didn't have time to work on it and just decided to sell it. The seller bought the car from the Widow of the owner one week before listing. He also bought a restored chassis and a parts car from the widow as part of a one-package deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlLaFong Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 2500 to 16K in a few years. Nice profit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curti Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 Mike, what happened with the Graham? Is there a recourse? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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