Jacob (Jacques) Savchik (Fr. Jaques Saoutchik, real name Jacob Savchuk, 1880, the Russian Empire - 1955, France) - French designer of Ukrainian origin, the founder and owner of the famous in the first half of XX century. studio to produce bodies for cars.
In the collection you'll see some of the wizard.

Savchuk Jacob emigrated with his family to France around 1899
Cabinetmaker by trade, he began a new and promising at the time of all - building custom bodies for automobiles. At the beginning of the century automobile firms have supplied only the chassis units, while the buyer ordered the body of your choice to one of the many DIY repairers. Despite the spread of assembly-line production, the service has remained popular and later. In 1905 or 1906 Savchik opened his own studio in the Paris suburb of Neuilly-sur-Seine. Savchik products of the highest quality and unique style, so the studio has gained popularity among wealthy buyers in the 1920s. became one of the leading business Touring Car.
Body Savchik were placed on the chassis of expensive and prestigious brands - "Izotta-Fraschini," "Hispano-Suiza," "Delaiah" etc. After the Second World War, the demand for custom body almost faded away. In 1952, Jacob Savchik retired, handing over all his business to his son Pierre, and soon the studio was closed.
Currently, cars with bodies of the studio Savchik are collectible.