1940 Hupmobile Skylark

1940 Hupmobile Skylark in My Gun Is Quick, Movie, 1957

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

Background vehicle

Author	Message
Lateef ◊ 2022-10-11 23:43
lightninboy ◊ 2022-10-12 03:17	So, that's a very rare car.
s13a ◊ 2022-10-12 22:08	That's an excellent find I'm quite surprised someone probably still used it as a daily in 1957. Most early 1940s cars were not often seen by the late 1950s.
Commander 57 ◊ 2022-10-12 23:45	Just offhand, how do we know this isn't a Graham Hollywood?
Lateef ◊ 2022-10-13 10:28	The Graham has chrome-trimmed hood vents with a prominent "Hollywood Supercharged" script above them.
Commander 57 ◊ 2022-10-13 15:07	Yep that's correct, but can you really tell from the photo? I'll assume you have a clearer monitor than I do. Both Graham and Hupp had scripts over the vents (the Hupp's said "Skylark") but I can't see any script at all on the subject car.
Lateef ◊ 2022-10-14 11:31	I think so. The door handles light up, but the fender vents don't, which I interpret as a telltale sign. Of course, the trim could have been removed, but we'll roll with what we can see.
Commander 57 ◊ 2022-10-17 15:07	Sounds good to me.