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Derham Body Company of Philadelphia was a custom coachbuilding company founded by Irish wheelwright Joseph Derham (1865–1928) [1] in 1887 to make carriages. As automobiles became more popular their clientele asked Derham to provide bodies for their cars. [2] It was claimed only New York's Brewster had a similar reputation. [1]
It is one of Edsel Ford's few personal cars and still survives today in remarkable condition, unrestored. It was presented by RM Auctions at Automobiles of Amelia in 2008 where it sold for $198,000. The Brewster-bodied Ford chassis Town Car with heart-shaped grill is the only classic Ford designated by the Classic Car Club of America.
Best in class Sports and GT Cars (1958–1962) – 1958 Pegaso Z-103 Touring Berlinetta; Best in class Sports and GT Cars (1963–1974) – 1964 Aston Martin DB5 Convertible; Governor's Cup at Elegance at Hershey. Best of Show – awarded to an unrestored 1938 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Spider from the collection of Robert and Sandra Bahre of Alton ...
A vehicle body constructed by a coachbuilder may be called a "coachbuilt body" (British English) or "custom body" (American English), and is not to be confused with a custom car. Prior to the popularization of unibody construction in the 1960s, many independent coachbuilders built bodies on rolling chassis provided by luxury or sports car ...
This car is 19 ft long and 6 ft 5 inches wide and was built on a Rolls-Royce Phantom IV chassis. Hooper & Co. was a British coachbuilding business for many years based in Westminster London. From 1805 to 1959 it was a notably successful maker, to special order, of luxury carriages, both horse-drawn and motor-powered.
Carlton Carriage Company was founded in 1924 under the name of the Kelvin Carriage Company and changed its name to Carlton Carriage Co in 1925. The founders had close connections with E&B Hall, Motor Car Industries and the Waverly car company. [1] Carlton began exhibiting at Olympia in 1926. [2]
This car was based on a long-wheelbase Ford Fox platform from a Mercury Cougar, and was only available as a completed car and was not offered as a kit. The Classic Tiffany was built from 1984 to 1989. A related model was the Classic Destiny built on a shorter Fox chassis from a Ford Mustang.
Founded in 1924 by Friedrich Rometsch, the company was one of many in Europe providing car bodies for customers buying their motor-car in "bare chassis form", complete with an engine, and then employing a coachbuilder to add a custom-built body. By the late 1930s it was becoming more usual to buy the complete vehicle.