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Interesting Car.....

http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2015/06/03/graber-bodied-packard-takes-top-honors-at-greenwich/?refer=news

A VERY interesting car, to say the least. A one-off by Graber for Werner Risch who was Packard's agent in Switzerland, and built specifically for the 1935 Geneva Auto Show. It is fairly well photo-documented both before and after the recent restoration on the PAC forum; if you go to the group "Shows, Events & Judging" and then select Greenwich 2015 concours you'll find some photos and a link to earlier photos before the recent restoration, and some photos of the car when new in a Swiss magazine article which I'm fortunate enough to own (see link below). Other than the drive train and portions of the instrument panel, almost nothing is from Packard's stock parts.

http://www.packardclub.org/forum/download/file.php?id=964&mode=view

There were quite a few custom body American cars built in Switzerland in the thirties, for an unusual reason.

A hefty import duty was charged on imported cars, I believe it was 30% or thereabouts. But if 40% or more of the car was Swiss made, it was considered a domestic product and no duty was imposed.

This meant the customer could buy a custom built auto for practically the same price as a standard body, and be patriotic into the bargain.

Those who wanted something special, like a convertible in the European style, and who could wait an extra 2 or 3 months for delivery, took advantage of this loophole.