1933 Chevrolet Streamliner

Displayed at the 1933-1934 Chicago World's Fair · Lot K162 · Kissimmee 2027 - Built in the early 1930s by vaudeville comedian Ralph Cook - A young Alex Tremulis worked as an usher at the theatre in Chicago where Ralph Cook was a headliner act in the period when the car was built - The car was displayed at the 1933-34 Chicago World's Fair and Alex Tremulis was in attendance with Auburn-Cord-Duesenberg chief designer Gordon Buehrig - Period images of the car at the World’s Fair and newspaper clipping sourced from Tremulis' archives - While the extent of Tremulis' potential involvement with the build of this car is unknown, evidence suggests he was present during the period of its construction - After Gordon Buehrig moved on from ACD, Tremulis became their new chief designer - Tremulis made his mark at ACD by adding iconic chromed exhaust pipes that distinguished the Supercharged Cord 812 from its naturally aspirated brethren - After ACD collapsed, Tremulis worked for General Motors and Briggs Manufacturing, which built bodies for Chrysler, Ford and Packard - Tremulis is best known for designing the 1948 Tucker Torpedo - Ralph Cook eventually sold the car to an unknown buyer, and it was later purchased by the Trager family out of the Chicago area in 1944 - The Trager family were noted early collectors of Miller race cars - On weekends, the Tragers were seen driving the car around Chicago dressed as a gorilla and a Hollywood starlet to the delight and amusement of onlookers - The Trager family held the car in their care for 75 years until 2019, when they sold it to its fourth and current owner