The Rollston Company was inarguably New York’s finest coachbuilder, renowned for the proficiency of its designers in both open and convertible styles, of conservative or rakish lines.

Few American shops of any era were so skilled at so diverse a catalogue, all built with outstanding craftsmanship and rock-solid quality.

It is a testament to Rollston’s skill that they could craft a two-passenger convertible coupe body for the long-wheelbase Model J chassis, and make it of exquisite proportions, with a long hood and tail, but with a low and steeply raked windshield.

The design emphasizes the power of the car beneath and is, quite simply, exceptional, equaling or exceeding the beauty of the iconic Murphy “disappearing top” convertible coupes.

Only one body was built to this design by Rollston on the Model J; although some of its styling features subsequently appeared on another one-off body, on J-529, and on the fabled convertible coupes of the JN series, this was and remains a unique...