Re: Question about cars converted to be more exotic

Posted by Mahoning63 On 2013/9/27 15:57:00

The opening question was one of pedigree, or more specifically quality of pedigree and the importance of originality in same. There have been instances where a car's value has been enhanced by parting with originality and pursuing a rebody. The Duesenberg Graber Victoria started out as, I think, a LWB Murphy Town Car built in 1930 or 1934 and was modified by Graber in 1935 or 1937 to be a SWB Victoria of modern (for the times) design. Today it is celebrated as one of autodom's great achievements. The car has a unique pedigree that is just as high as the original-bodied car, if not higher. Why? In part because the design is fabulous. Were it a poor design many would have probably questioned the pedigree.https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1366&bih=635&q=duesenberg+graber&oq=duesenberg+graber&gs_l=img.3...1459.6598.0.6818.17.9.0.8.8.0.83.563.9.9.0....0...1ac.1.27.img..3.14.625.q4x08x1_mps#imgdii=_