Convertible 1936 from the Ukrainian designer sold for $1.85 million

In the United States, a rare 1936 Hispano-Suiza J12 convertible was sold at a Gooding & Company auction. It grossed $1.85 million. This is discussed on the auction house website.

The Hispano-Suiza J12 was one of the most expensive cars of its time.

It is this model that received the body from Yakov Savchik. The native of Ukraine founded the Saoutchik studio in the suburbs of Paris, where since 1905 he created exclusive bodies for Hispano-Suiza, Mercedes-Benz, Rolls-Royce and Bugatti.

The Hispano-Suiza J12 has a solid style with smooth body lines, a long hood and a large chrome grille. The salon is decorated with expensive leather and wood.

It is known that the convertible was built by order of British Army Captain Johnson. And yet – he starred in the movie Moonraker about the adventures of James Bond.

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Recall that earlier a young Ukrainian blogger boasted a collection of cars for 600 thousand dollars.