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A-Z of British Coachbuilders 1919-1960 (Hardcover, Revised and enlarged ed)
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A-Z of British Coachbuilders 1919-1960 (Hardcover, Revised and enlarged ed)
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Coachbuilding on motor car chassis evolved from carriage building,
and the development of the coachbuilt body closely followed that of
the motor car. From the beginning of the 20th century until the
arrival in the late 1930s of unitary construction for motor cars,
in which the separate chassis and body gave way to a combined
body/chassis structure, coachbuilding flourished in Britain, with
hundreds of firms exhibiting their latest designs at motor shows
year after year. But by the outbreak of World War 2, the industry
was already in terminal decline. Many coachbuilders, like Barker or
Hooper built one-off bodies for the 'carriage trade', the noble and
wealthy who sought the distinction of choosing a style of body and
interior to suit their personal tastes and requirements, and such
bodies were naturally to be found on the most expensive makes of
motor car, like the Rolls-Royce, Bentley and exotic marques from
the Continent. Other coachbuilders aimed to produce inexpensive
bodies in series for volume manufacturers who wanted, for example,
to be able to offer a convertible version of a certain model but
did not wish to have to make the bodies themselves. Yet others
established a special relationship with a single manufacturer, like
Charlesworth with Alvis, in order to procure a steady flow of work.
This book is a comprehensive study of coachbuilding, and
coachbuilders, in Britain. The author sets the scene by describing
advances in fashions and techniques of coachbuilding in separate
chapters on the 1920s, 1930s and the postwar period. He then gives
a unique A-Z coverage of more than 300 British coachbuilders. In
addition, there is a chapter offering useful advice on assessing
thecondition, and likely repair needs, of a coachbuilt body today.
A glossary of coachbuilding terms and what they mean completes the
picture. More than 400 photographs, 50 of them in color, have been
painstakingly hunted down to illustrate coachbuilding fashions and
methods as well as the work of the coachbuilders described in the
A-Z section. This new enlarged and revised edition features brand
new entries.
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