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There is no strict definition of “Special Coachbuilding”. However, following generally accepted considerations and discerning manufacturing trajectories, a good set of rules and conditions can be extracted to define which cars can be considered “Special Coachbuilt” and which not.
A car can be considered a “special coachbuilt” if: .... >>
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Rolls-Royce rolling chassis
In the early motoring days, when series production did not yet exist, the process of acquiring a new vehicle was more complex, as rolling chassis provided the basis for different coachbuilding scenarios.
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After WW II automotive mass production soon became mainstream, ending the era of separate manufacturing of chassis and tailored coachworks. Many coachbuilders went bankrupt, were bought by manufacturers or changed their core business to other activities.
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Written by Michiel van den Brink, 25 May 2010
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Another designhouse loses its independency. Today, the Volkswagen Group and Italdesign Giugiaro S.p.A have announced that the Volkswagen Group will take a 90.1 percent stake in Italdesign Giugiaro. |
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Written by Michiel van den Brink, 11 May 2010
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Bonjour! This gallery update concerns the French coachbuilders Brandone, Gangloff and Figoni & Falaschi. |
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Written by Michiel van den Brink, 9 May 2010
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After the Rolls-Royce update, this next gallery update logically concerns the latest Bentley additions. |
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Written by Michiel van den Brink, 8 April 2010
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Coachbuilt Rolls-Royces... There are just too many! Here is an overview of the recently added and/or updated Rolls-Royce galleries. |
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Written by Michiel van den Brink, 6 May 2010
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A new auction is announced , meaning lots of professional high quality photo shoots become available. We now have a wonderful set of images of this famous one-off Delahaye 175S Roadster by Saoutchik to grace your desktop. |
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Written by Michiel van den Brink, 6 May 2010
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The Coachbuilders Gallery receives new picture collections almost every day. Here is a selection of newly added or updated Italian car galleries. |
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Written by Michiel van den Brink, 5 May 2010
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We've been busy adding multiple cars to the gallery. Here's an overview of some American Iron picture collections that have been updated or added. |
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Written by Michiel van den Brink, 28 April 2010
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We all know what a Dual Cowl Phaeton or Double Phaeton configuration looks like, right? Now, have you ever seen such a thing as a Quadruple Phaeton? No? Check this then! |
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Written by Michiel van den Brink, 26 April 2010
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 As announced, the one-off Alfa Romeo TZ3 Corsa by Zagato is presented during last weekend's Villa d'Este Concours d'Elegance. |
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Written by Michiel van den Brink, 19 April 2010
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Alfa Romeo is celebrating its centenary this year and already unveiled the Bertone Pandion and Pininfarina 2uettottanta. A third concept was expected but didn't show up in Geneva. Villa d'Este is the place where Zagato will introduce the Alfa Romeo TZ3 Corsa Concept. |
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Written by Michiel van den Brink, 14 April 2010
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Zagato's 550 Barchetta is surrounded by much secrecy. She was not officially introduced to the media and the owner took delivery of the car in silence. Luckily she has not been tucked away in some underground garage! Ferrarichat.com member Ashwin Gupta took some shots of her during a "Cars & Coffee" in Scottsdale, Arizona, and uploaded the images to his Flickr account. |
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Written by Michiel van den Brink, 13 April 2010
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Another British coachbuilder has just been added to our Coachbuilders Gallery: the famous Thrupp & Maberly company. Go check it out! |
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Written by Michiel van den Brink, 8 April 2010
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In our forum we have this Mystery Car thread. There you can post any unknown car or known cars bodied by unknown coachbuilders and wait for the members to come up with an answer or perform a collective research. |
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Written by Michiel van den Brink, 7 April 2010
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The highly desirable Lancia Flamini two-seater Coupe by Zagato has now been added to the gallery! |
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Written by Michiel van den Brink, 6 April 2010
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In the fifties, Chrysler had hired Virgil M. Exner Sr. to design several "Idea Cars" and they contracted Ghia to build them. One of these Exner Dreams, the "Thomas Special ", has just been added to the Coachbuilders Gallery. |
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Written by Michiel van den Brink, 6 April 2010
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Like many a lady's formal evening dress, Town Car bodies were generally not designed to be overly sexy. However, some classy women knew just what to do to stand out from the other ladies at the dinner table: a slightly tighter cut, some lowered parts and gold juwelry to draw attention to just the right areas. And so did Brewster & Co., when they created this Rolls-Royce's Formal Town Car body for a very fortunate lady, who received this car as a wedding gift by her future husband to drive to formal events. |
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Written by Michiel van den Brink, 24 March 2010
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Don't you just love Dual Cowl Phaetons?! I know I do... Especially this Bentley...
But what's her story? |
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Written by Michiel van den Brink, 24 March 2010
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 This lovely Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 GS with convertible body by Castagna has just been added to the gallery. To illustrate the other possibilities on the same chassis, we've also updated the gallery of Zagato's 6C 1750 versions and we'd like to show you the James Young and Touring versions as well. |
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Written by Michiel van den Brink, 11 March 2010
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The Studebaker National Museum and the League of Retired Automotive Designers invite you to design a new "what might have been" Studebaker! |
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Written by Michiel van den Brink, 10 March 2010
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We've added this nice Matra M 530 by Vignale to the Coachbuilders Gallery. Being of 1968 vintage it is not a very old car, but still this sleek French-Italian two-seater is quite a mystery to us. We hope you can enlighten us. |
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Written by Michiel van den Brink, 9 March 2010
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The last couple of days, we've been busy adding some more cars to the gallery, and today we'd like to highlight this handsome American bloke in the proverbial Italian suit. Meet the Nash Rambler 'Palm Beach' by Pinin Farina. |
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Written by Publisher, 2 March 2010
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The very first Bentley Continental Shooting Brake is a fact. It's called the Bentley Continental Flying Star and is made by Touring Superleggera, the revival of Felice Bianchi Anderloni's Carrozzeria Touring. Here are the pictures from the Geneva show. |
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