The Saoutchik mystery convertible

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Wow! Osenat has some interesting cars and project cars to hammer off at their Alsacien sale on May 1. We like a Citroën ID Cabriolet which appears to be a recent barn find. A Lombardi tuned and equipped Fiat 500, a Citroën Mehari formerly owned by a Bugatti-heir, a rare Mochet micro car or a equally seldomly seen Fiat Multipla beach car.

But the one that tops them all off in obscurity is a car that started life as a 1951 Packard 200 sedan, but was coachbuilt and turned into a convertible in ’52 by… Saoutchik. Just have a look at that ornamental radiator grille and that cowboyesque rear! The car’s last owner is comedy screenwriter and film director Jean-Marie Poiré, under who’s wings it underwent a full restoration. The auctioneers state that it was not Poiré who gave Saoutchik the coachbuilding job, which seems rather obvious to us. However, the car’s history appears to be unknown even to the owner. Perhaps somebody here knows a bit more about it? See the seller’s little write-up here. Low reserve, by the way?

(Words editor, pictures courtesy Paris Fontainebleu Osenat)

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