Weren Graham Hollywoods and Hupp Skylarks built from the same body dies as the Cord?
A. When Auburn went into receivership, its automotive assets were sold to various parties. One Norman Devaux bought the body dies and the many stampings that had been completed but never used. He struck a deal with the dying Hupp Motor Corporation to use the dies to produce a low-priced car. Graham Motors entered the picture in a last-ditch attempt to save both car companies: similar bodies with different drive trains would be produced on the same (Graham) assembly line. The concept was too complicated, too little, and too late. Fewer –> Skylarks and Hollywoods were built than Cords!
