Nubar Gulbenkian and his wife. Armenian oil magnate. His father Caloust was named Mister 5 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, with his distinctive white beard and fedora, stands beside his wife at Eden Roc in Cap d’Antibes, 1959. Seated with a joyful expression in their 1956 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith, she is attended by a uniformed chauffeur. The car, an Allweather Tourer by Hooper, was famously fitted with a transparent "Perspex" top to accommodate Gulbenkian's claustrophobia.

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