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Brunn & Company constructed three of the 'Riviera' type bodies, of which the featured example is the only one fitted on a Naturally Aspirated chassis. An interesting feature was the fully disappearing top, which was hidden under cast aluminium cover. It is understood to be the first of three bodies built and was used in 1934 as a show car.The first known owner for this Brunn Riviera was Frank Fuller, who was a former Duesenberg employee living in San Francisco. Before the end of the 1930s, the original engine was removed and replaced by a similar replacement unit. During the 1950s, it was owned by the son-in-law of architect Frank Lloyd Wright, William Wesley Peters, who was an architect in his own right. During this period, the car was comprehensively restored by Chris Bowman, whose father had been a partner in the Bohman & Schwartz coach-building company. It then passed into the ownership of Walt Shearer, who owned the car for decades. A subsequent owner had the car restored again during the early 2000s by specialist Brian Joseph.
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| Manufactured in |
1933 |
| Engine number |
J-440 |
| First owner |
Frank Fuller |
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