Features Coachbuilt early Fords

A 1937 Ford V8 "speedster" by Jydsk Karosserifabrikk in Denmark.

 

Captured Wehrmacht car with night vision. But what it is? Grille looks like Model 40 (fenders from front too) but the vent flaps? Something like "elbow out" roadster body with narrow running boards?

 

One 36 in time? Photos from eBay auctions

 

The vent doors look like '31 Cadillac:

The crude "windshield frame" is probably to protect the occupants from wires strung across the road.

 

I missed this one:

https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/the-mystery-of-ran’s-auto-works.1105637/

 

From the MAFCA Facebook page today:

 

Shared on Facebook today by my Romanian friend Irinel-Mihai Stan:


1932 Ford dhc by Carlton Carriage Co., London

 

^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Nice looking car but, the exhaust system doesn't need to be the focal point. Bob

 

Here is a '37 German ,Kellner bodied Ford in France.Its a belongs to buddy of mine that wants it gone.

 

Noticed that. Indeed.

 

More from the MAFCA Facebook page:

"In 1944, Ford Motor Company president Henry Ford II requested the head of the Design Department, Bob Gregorie, to refurbish an unused 1931 Model A into a vehicle that Ford could use around his summer home. Gregorie, seeing the post-war potential of this type of vehicle, took the challenge. He knit together unused Ford parts with unrestricted wartime material to create this wood-bodied Estate Wagon."

 

Danish 36 hearse fot sale


https://auto.bazos.cz/inzerat/138492174/ford-v-8-zakazkovy-pohrebni-special-rv1936.php

 

How much does he want for it?

 

I can't remember if we've had this one:



"1935 Ford Luxus

"One-off

"Edsel Ford always had an eye for fine design and distinctive upscale styling, so when he decided to re-style the 1934 Ford to his liking.

"In order to do it his way without his father’s interference, Edsel went to Europe to have his design created. Instead of going the usual route to the Italian carrozzerias, he traveled to Cologne, Germany, and met with the Karosserie Deutsch to carry out his vision of what a 1935 Ford cabriolet should look like. And the result was a conservatively styled triumph.

"Edsel called the one-off Ford “Luxus,” a fitting name because it means “luxury” in German.

"Like all coachbuilt cars of the period, the Luxus featured a handformed body fabricated out of aluminum that was fitted over a wooden framework constructed out of solid ash.

"The hood is a standard 1934-spec Ford hood that had been punched with the 1935-spec dies. The grille is also a 1935 Ford part that was mounted farther back and on a steeper angle.

"Although the coachwork was crafted in Germany, it wasn’t until the body was shipped to Detroit that it was mated to the chassis.

"Edsel used a 1934 production frame and had it sent, in secrecy, to the Lincoln Building where it was then attached to the chassis. Then he commissioned Jenks & Muir of Detroit to create the interior, which incorporated instruments from a Brewster and an Stewart-Warner tachometer.

"The small chromed hubcaps that are fitted over the black wire wheels were also taken from a Brewster.
Mechanically the car is identical to a 1934 Ford, including the use of the same flathead V-8 and manual gearbox. Suspension and brakes are also standard spec 1934 Ford."

(Text from "Hemmings Daily" - Richard Lentinello on May 25th, 2016)

Posted on Facebook today.

 

Delightful recent(?) Model A in New Zealand:

 

Thanks Ned! That is a very nice looking sporting version of a Model A.

 

@Stogy posted this one today on the Rarest 32 Ford thread:


Quoted text:

"The high-power weight ratio and even torque of the new eight-cylinder Ford has already brought it to the notice of the sporting public, and the announcement of a four-seater open body on this chassis make a strong appeal to the many motorists who remain faithful to this type of car.

"Produced by Arthur Gould & Co of 290, Regent Street, W.1., and named the Greyhound, the two-door aluminium panelled body has good looking lines, which are not allowed to detract from the comfort of the seating accommodation. The swaged cycle-type wings, which do not move with the wheels, should afford ample protection from mud-slinging. The low build makes it possible to dispense with running-boards.

"The front adjustable bucket seats have pneumatic upholstery, leather covered, and the seating position is such that the controls are easily reached. The single-pane windscreen is fitted with safety-glass and folds forward when required. Access to the rear seat is gained by tipping either of the front seats. The rear seat and squab are well padded and are just as comfortable as the front ones.

"The car is fitted with a neat tonneau cover and hood-bag and the detail work, carpets and interior fittings, are substantial and well-finished.

"A 2-4-seater, called the Terrier, is available on the 8 h.p. Ford chassis and is similar in design to the larger model. The prices are :-Greyhound £325 and Terrier £185."

https://classiccarcatalogue.com/FORD_GB_1932.html

 

This one appeared on Facebook a few days ago. No information, except that it was built on a '28-'29 A:

 

Went to a friends shop in s.Texas—-he works on mostly t’s and a’s and found this 33 coachbuilt ford from Germany. Snapped a few pics —-took a friend who has. Nice 33 —- 3 window—he was in awe just like me.

 

Any idea as to the coachbuilder? They often fitted a nameplate to the door sill.

 

Ford with a Hebmüller body. The guy behind the wheel is the grandson of the coachbuilder.

 

Karosserie Deutsch of Cologne, Germany...
Model A

Model B

'35

'38

 

Amazing workmanship on most of the cars in this thread.

 

This came up today. '35 Ford with Adler Trumpf Junior roadster body:








https://rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/hf23/hershey/lots/r0001-1935-ford-v-8-speedster-special/1345468

 

Cool. Not big fan of those rear skirts, however.

 

I love it. It really has that "tin toy" aesthetic, which I'm a big fan of. Best use I've seen of a '35 grille too.

 

Made me wonder if the grille/chassis was from a British Ford Model C, but it doesn't appear so.
These were usually four door saloons, so I guess this one might be a coachbuilt.

 

These are the cars that might have inspired a creative hot rodder in the late 30’s and early 40’s. Fun to see those ‘35 parts used in a completely different way.

 

Coach Built Brewster over 1934 Ford Chassis, we woke this car up from a long slumber! See walk around video.
Freighter Jim & Jim aka Sanford & Son

See the entire story of Brewster on hemmings.com.
Most American enterprises were suffering through the economic quagmire of the Depression in the early 1930s, and Brewster & Co., the country's oldest and most prestigious coachbuilder, was on the brink of financial ruin. On the other hand, the Ford Motor Company was operating in high gear in the early 1930s, with their popular cars riding along on a wave of V-8 torque and affordable pricing. Pairing the inexpensive Ford chassis with prestigious custom bodies might have been the key to Brewster's salvation, but the results didn't catch on; what remained was a small group of cars that share one of the most distinctive grilles in automotive history.