SOLVED: WTH # 366 - 1918 Pierce-Arrow Model 48 touring by Don Lee in disguised form

[sixtee5cuda]

To earn one point, provide the year, make, model, and coachbuilder of the car this beauty was based upon:

[sixtee5cuda]

No response from the Rookie(s).  Experts?

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[fyreline]

This is actually a fairly well-known car among Upstate New York antique auto enthusiasts. Here in Syracuse, we had the Franklin - and over in Buffalo, they had the Pierce-Arrow. Although you wouldn't think so by looking at it, this car is based on a 1918 Pierce-Arrow Model 48 Touring, originally with a custom body by the Don Lee Coachworks  in California. During the 1930s, a newer-looking body was constructed and added right over the old coachwork. It has since had this somewhat ungainly-looking amateur coachwork removed and has been restored to its 1918 glory.
     

[sixtee5cuda]

One point goes to Fyreline for the complete answer.

What a monster they turned this thing into.

[sixtee5cuda]

This is the car that was under the disguise: