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Just as the new Fiat 500 was inspired the original Fiat 500, one of Italy's oldest coachbuilders Carrozzeria Castagna Milano has used a version of the original Fiat 500 favoured by the rich and famous, the Fiat 500 Jolly, to produce a modern version, the Fiat 500 Ischia.

We frequently lament the end of an era when coachbuilders sold their auto show cars to the general public, but every once in a while a modern, running one - off or prototype goes up for auction without...

For better weight distribution Rolls - Royce encouraged coachbuilders to suggest the rear - mounted instead of side - mounted spare wheels.

From those coachbuilders who had remained in business but few were able to significantly enhance the balanced lines of the standard coachwork.

It was built for a Scottish laird with a love of fishing, ordered through the AML and general car dealer, HR Owen and built by coachbuilders, FLM Panelcraft.

Bodywork was entirely custom with buyers employing coachbuilders to style their vehicles.

Since they revealed it at the Geneva Motor Show last year, the coachbuilders only managed to make three units of the Shooting Break they call the Bentley Flying Star.

Aside from the factory produced Berlina, a variety of the great Italian coachbuilders lent their hand to the Flaminia; namely Pininfarina, Carrozzeria Touring and Zagato.

The main idea there was to take the platform underpinning such vaunted luxury cars as the BMW 6 Series automobiles and Mercedes - Benz SL vehicles and create custom bodies for them — much as the highly considered coachbuilders of the 1920s and 1930s did for companies like Rolls Royce and Duesenberg.

Although the biennial Turin, Italy, design extravaganza is only weeks away, top Turin coachbuilders made a big splash at Geneva.

The design is modern Zagato, which may not be to everyone's taste, though rarely have the carrozzeria's concepts sought to be flashy, trendy, easily interpreted or easily confused with other coachbuilders» works.

We frequently lament the end of an era when coachbuilders sold their auto show cars to the general public, but every once in a while a modern, running one - off or prototype goes up for auction without decades passing first.

Customers could get what they wanted: beside the elegant standard body from the factory several coachbuilders offered to choose from a variety of other designs..

Hence it was no wonder that Bentley did command coachbuilders to restrict themselves to two door coachwork only for the Continental variant.

Legendary Italian coachbuilders who have famously worked with AML on six separate occasions.

The number of independent coachbuilders had dwindled to but few companies by this time - moderately successful were Park Ward, Hooper, H.J. Mulliner and James Young, by whom the vast majoritiy of Bentley S2 Continental were bodied plus those few standard cars whose owners had decided to order a rolling chassis for custom coachwork.

But the proportions and design of Ford's first purpose - built muscle car in 30 - plus years caught the eyes and sparked the imaginations of a pair of the world's leading coachbuilders in Italy as well.

DTS and the Escalade full - size luxury SUV are also converted by Cadillac Master Coachbuilders into stretch limousines.

The chassis was designed specifically to allow coachbuilders to rebody it, the most notable of which was the Zagato designed, 1900 Super Sprint coupé, with an improved engine and custom body design.

At that time, the factory was way too busy just making the regular DB5, so David Brown made an arrangement with the coachbuilding firm of Harold Radford (Coachbuilders) Ltd. to make further shooting brakes to meet the demand.

Custom - built project vehicles from five coachbuilders showcase different expressions of the full - size Ford Transit van, which has replaced the venerable Econoline van that was part of the original custom van movement.

This gorgeous short - wheelbase Delahaye, bodied by French coachbuilders Figoni et Falaschi, took home Best in Show at the Cobble Beach Concours d'Elegance in 2014.

For buyers looking for a more distinctive car, a decreasing number had custom coachwork available from the dwindling number of UK coachbuilders.

Originally produced from 1938 — 1939, the luxury car somewhat strayed from the convention in that only produced the chassis and then sold it to independent coachbuilders to complete.

We have to say we're a little surprised that Rolls - Royce hasn't offered a six - person long - wheelbase Phantom with conference - style seating, but there are coachbuilders and armorers who would probably take on such a project.

Bentley itself sold the chassis and powertrain, which would then be bodied by one of several European coachbuilders of the era.

Coachbuilders in the 1920s and»30s used elegantly curved door profiles, and that excellent idea is beautifully recapitulated here.

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Alessandro Sannia tells the story of one of Carrozzeria Riva — the less well known of the small Italian coachbuilders that flourished post-WW2.

Michael Worthington - Williams recounts its eventful history / Carrozzeria Riva — Alessandro Sannia tells the story of one of the less well known of the small Italian coachbuilders that flourished post-WW2 / East Meets West — Delwyn Mallett visits a fascinating recent exhibition of post-war German competition cars from both sides of the Iron Curtain at Hamburg's Prototyp Museum / Back on the Road — The sole - surviving 1914 Wilton has been restored by the grandson of its manufacturer.

Peugeot Racing Engineers 3: Ernest Henry Sébastien Faurès — Fustel de Coulanges continues this series of articles by focussing on Ernest Henry / Villa d'Este — Simon Moore reports from this prestigious concorso d'eleganza / Rippon Bros: Coachbuilders of Renown — Jonathan Wood outlines the story of this Huddersfield coachbuilder / Amilcar CGS: an ultra-rare Duval coupé / America, Top to Toe — Photographer Dirk Dahmer recounts an epic journey from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego at the wheel of a 1952 split window Volkswagen Beetle / Back on the Road — In the latest instalment of his series, Michael Ware reports on the restoration of a 1935 two - seater Wolseley Hornet Special

Sandy Skinner tells the story / 1933 Frazer - Nash TT Replica — This month the Editor describes his encounter with a fine example of this chain - driven car / «Magical» body for a Mercedes — How coachbuilders A.H. Mulliner built an incredible body on a Mercedes chassis — Alan Burman explains / The Seabrook brothers — Michael Worthington - Williams reveals the story of the brothers who produced the Seabrook car from 1920 to 1928.

Anthony Pritchard and Guy Griffiths tell us what we were missing / Stockport Century — Tom Clarke tells the story of Hollingdrake the motor agents and former coachbuilders who celebrated their centenary last year / Glorious Goodwood — David Venables reports on another successful Festival of Speed / The Wooden Lanchesters — Charles Bulmer describes a series of most unusual experimental 1920s Lanchester models made largely from wood / Young at Heart — Brian Heath tries out a 1931 Lagonda Speed Model bodied by James Young.

1932 Tatra Type 57 — Zoe Harrison tells the intriguing story of the car that came here from Austria in the 1970s / 1911 Albion 16hp — The tale of this Scottish expatriate now enjoying an active life in Australia is told by Dennis Harrison / Ice and Snow Rally 1991 — Malcolm Elder explains what it is like to take part in the Rallye Neige et Glace in the French Alps / Early 20s Fox light car — The story of this Anglo - German enterprise is uncovered by Michael Worthington - Williams / Another Golden Age of Motoring — Brian A Meulbrouck argues that the period following WW2 should be considered worthy of this accolade / 1928 Alvis 12/50 — The Editor enjoys his excursion this month in this sporting open tourer / Epps Bros. coachbuilders — The history of the London - based family firm is recalled for us by James Taylor / 1924 Turcat - Mery SG limousine — In the second part of his article Finbarr Corry writes about his impressions of driving a 1924 limousine / 1930s «graveyard» — Ray Cattle pictures a sad collection of thirties cars left in the open to rot.

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Several of Italy's best - known coachbuilders, including Pininfarina and Vignale, all gave their own unique take on the A6G platform.

As was the case with many boutique sports cars at the time, Ferrari provided the chassis, engines, and transmissions while custom coachbuilders like Carrozzeria Touring, Ghia, Vignale, and Pinin Farina (then still two separate words) styled bodies to fit the chassis.

One of those coachbuilders, Park Ward, produced this 1962 S2 Continental cabriolet, easily earning its title as one of the most unique S2s to ever exist.

The first post-war Rolls - Royce, the Silver Wraith was often sold as frame for coachbuilders.

He studied architecture early on but ended up one of the first Americans to live and work in Italy, where he would design cars for some of the country's greatest coachbuilders, including Ghia and Pininfarina.

While the S2 mostly came as a standard saloon, several coachbuilders mounted custom bodies on its chassis, creating some of the most unique Bentleys in all of history.

Although the Delahaye 135 itself was a frame that could be sold to coachbuilders, depending on the body style, this specific model, a 135M variant that featured a larger engine, is dubbed the Competition Roadster.

An offshoot of Moloney Coachbuilders, Moloney Armor Corp. developed high ballistic standards for armored security vehicles, including serving seven U.S. presidents.

Making 997 hp, the rear - wheel - drive IsoRivolta can hit 62 mph in a very quick 2.7 seconds, the Italian coachbuilder claims.

French coachbuilder Henri Chapron built nearly 1400 DS convertibles, almost all of them with the approval of the Citroën factory, between 1960 and 1971.

«These timeless Ferraris exemplify some of the most valuable and spectacular results of this famed collaboration between automaker and coachbuilder.»

Italian coachbuilder Zagato revealed a new car today called the IsoRivolta Vision Gran Turismo.

There are at least 20 secret projects happening here at Centro Esperienze Costruzione Modelli e Prototipi, or CECOMP, a coachbuilder that has quietly been creating next - level concept cars for Aston Martin, BMW, Ferrari, Ford, and Porsche for more than 40 years.

Flaminio Bertoni was a tailor's son, a former coachbuilder's apprentice, a painter, an award - winning sculptor, and a witty, characteristically Italian workaholic.

He surely must have done some humble bragging at the bar, as his particular car, one of only 28 dropheads produced during the 760 - unit run of the Silver Dawn from 1949 to 1955, was even more exclusive: It came with a body by noted coachbuilder Park Ward and Co..