Nubar Gulbenkian and his wife. Armenian oil magnate. His father Caloust was named Mister Percent (Iraq Petroleum Company). Eden Roc, Cap d’Antibes 1959. Car: 1956 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith, #LELW74, Allweather Tourer with "Perspex" top by Hooper (due to his claustrophopia) and air conditioning. Detailed info on this car by expert Klaus-Josef Rossfeldt see About/Additional Infos.

Armenian oil magnate Nubar Gulbenkian, recognizable by his prominent white beard, sits with his wife in their bespoke 1956 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith. The car, an Allweather Tourer with coachwork by Hooper, features a distinctive transparent "Perspex" canopy, a modification requested by Gulbenkian to alleviate his claustrophobia. With their driver at the wheel, the smiling group is pictured at the Eden Roc on Cap d’Antibes in 1959.

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