PIC: Something different #139 (6/19/2026)

Oh John!! You're running on all supercharged cylinders today my friend!

Long have I loved the Graham Sharknose! But add a distinguished dose of Jacques Saoutchik to the mix and O M G!! What a beauty and especially in this color collage! Wonderful and exquisite choice!

Thanks John. This car is certainly worthy of it's inclusion into the Classic Car Club of America status. I have a 1/43 scale model of this car in red.

What an elegant automobile. It deserves the special attention. 💯

An impressive automobile. Love it in white.

Now that's a great looking 30's car that I would love to have a diecast of.

Rolling art deco.

Love Graham Sharknoses, and this one is gorgeous. How interesting that Saoutchik devised that door mechanism 35 years before the Mohs SafariKar!

It is in the Automodello pipeline forever

https://www.automodello.com/category-s/147.htm

@chav oh yeah, many years, although one of the latest Automodello emails suggested 'some movement' on it.

Its a spectacular car, almost the epitome of Art Deco, automotive design. I have this nice IXO 1/43, (possibly the same one as Bob?) and will still add the Automodello if and when it arrives.

Great selection as always John. Great provenance story, love this line: "Harrah’s staff performed their usual painstaking research on the car’s past, including following up on a rumor of its use by Charles de Gaulle; they contacted de Gaulle’s office, which sent back a terse reply that they would not be commenting, and that it would be best not to pursue the matter further!"

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It is in the Automodello pipeline forever

https://www.automodello.com/category-s/147.htm

Posted by: @geoff-jowett

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@chav oh yeah, many years, although one of the latest Automodello emails suggested 'some movement' on it.

Its a spectacular car, almost the epitome of Art Deco, automotive design. I have this nice IXO 1/43, (possibly the same one as Bob?) and will still add the Automodello if and when it arrives.

Great selection as always John. Great provenance story, love this line: "Harrah’s staff performed their usual painstaking research on the car’s past, including following up on a rumor of its use by Charles de Gaulle; they contacted de Gaulle’s office, which sent back a terse reply that they would not be commenting, and that it would be best not to pursue the matter further!"

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I think this Graham was going to be offered in 1:24.  I paid in advance many years ago.  Sad to say we still don't have this beautiful auto in 1:24.  Years passed, I contacted the vendor, they lost records I paid for this model in advance.  I had to show them my bank credit card records from many years past to get a refund.

I still want this car in my collection.

What a stunner! I'm eager to see Automodello's version as well.