COACHBUILD.COM exclusive news on special coachbuilt cars & designers. http://www.coachbuild.com 2013-05-23T05:08:40+01:00 http://www.coachbuild.com http://www.coachbuild.com/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png text/html 2011-10-06T04:54:11+01:00 http://www.coachbuild.com http://www.coachbuild.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=218 We are happy to announce that COACHBUILD.COM has passed the milestone of 13 million visitors! text/html 2008-04-03T11:09:04+01:00 http://www.coachbuild.com http://www.coachbuild.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=83&Itemid=69 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: .... >> text/html 2008-04-03T06:57:30+01:00 http://www.coachbuild.com http://www.coachbuild.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=81&Itemid=69 Rolls-Royce rolling chassisIn 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. text/html 2008-04-01T11:36:03+01:00 http://www.coachbuild.com http://www.coachbuild.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=84&Itemid=69 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. text/html 2007-10-10T06:07:48+01:00 http://www.coachbuild.com http://www.coachbuild.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=37&Itemid=37 Vandenbrink 599/630 GTO, based on Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano.Vandenbrink Design joined the revival of special coachbuilding by presenting their design of the GTO, a tribute to the 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO. text/html 2010-05-25T14:25:10+01:00 http://www.coachbuild.com http://www.coachbuild.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=217&Itemid=37 Another designhouse loses its independency. Today, the Volkswagen Group and Italdesign Giugiaro S.p.A (index.php?option=com_gallery2 Itemid=50 g2_itemId=70) have announced that the Volkswagen Group will take a 90.1 percent stake in Italdesign Giugiaro. text/html 2010-05-11T00:08:03+01:00 http://www.coachbuild.com http://www.coachbuild.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=215&Itemid=38 Bonjour! This gallery update concerns the French coachbuilders Brandone, Gangloff and Figoni Falaschi. text/html 2010-05-09T05:05:50+01:00 http://www.coachbuild.com http://www.coachbuild.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=214&Itemid=38 After the Rolls-Royce update, this next gallery update logically concerns the latest Bentley additions. text/html 2010-05-08T00:09:02+01:00 http://www.coachbuild.com http://www.coachbuild.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=213&Itemid=38 Coachbuilt Rolls-Royces... There are just too many! Here is an overview of the recently added and/or updated Rolls-Royce galleries. text/html 2010-05-06T01:47:18+01:00 http://www.coachbuild.com http://www.coachbuild.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=212&Itemid=38 A new auction is announced (http://www.rmauctions.com/default.cfm?SaleCode=MO10) , 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. text/html 2010-05-06T01:01:56+01:00 http://www.coachbuild.com http://www.coachbuild.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=211&Itemid=38 The Coachbuilders Gallery receives new picture collections almost every day. Here is a selection of newly added or updated Italian car galleries. text/html 2010-05-05T02:38:47+01:00 http://www.coachbuild.com http://www.coachbuild.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=209&Itemid=38 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. text/html 2010-04-28T02:48:00+01:00 http://www.coachbuild.com http://www.coachbuild.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=208&Itemid=38 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! text/html 2010-04-26T09:26:57+01:00 http://www.coachbuild.com http://www.coachbuild.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=207&Itemid=37 As announced, the one-off Alfa Romeo TZ3 Corsa (index.php?option=com_gallery2 Itemid=50 g2_itemId=47579) by Zagato is presented during last weekend's Villa d'Este Concours d'Elegance. text/html 2010-04-19T10:49:33+01:00 http://www.coachbuild.com http://www.coachbuild.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=206&Itemid=37 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.