1939 Graham Sharknose - sepia

In Europe the design won numerious awards at the Salons d'Elegance in Paris, Lyons, Bordauex, and Marseilles. However the style was too radical for the American public and that hampered sales. In 1938 there were only approximately 5020 cars sold all of them being a four door sedan. In 1939 Graham added a two door sedan and a combination coupe, but sales were still slow with only 5400 cars being sold. In 1940 sales fell to around 1000 cars even after having a redesigned front end and other improvments. The 1940 car was also renamed the Senior car, but production ended in early 1940. The Hollywood Graham was produced in 1940 and ended in later 1940. Very little advertising was done in 1940 for the Senior car or for the Hollywood.