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	Jalopnik: Obsessed With The Cult Of Cars
		We're not sure yet, but a joint venture is on between Quantum Technologies and Fisker Coachbuild, a company founded by former Aston Martin and BMW designer Henrik Fisker.
		That's where the longtime 'Vette tuning shop and coachbuilding house of late is rolling out the latest and flagship model in its line of reskinned Corvettes.
		Anteros's charter is to recreate and interpret classic sportscar coachbuilding, and it would appear they're doing so -- by way of late-1970s kit cars (not that there's anything wrong with that).
	jalopnik.com /cars/coachbuilding (1898 words)

	Autoblog's Top 10 Coachbuilt Supercars - Autoblog
		Coachbuilding was popular decades ago among the extremely wealthy for whom the ordinary offerings of the automotive industry weren't anywhere near exclusive enough, so they had special bodywork fitted to regular cars to make them their own.
		During the coachbuilding industry's heyday, many of the custom sportscars commissioned were based on Ferrari or Corvette underpinnings, and in its resurrection, the same has carried through.
		Coachbuilding is a good thing, but there'll surely be more misses than hits.
	www.autoblog.com /2007/07/21/autoblogs-top-10-coachbuilt-supercars (2865 words)

	Binz - UK Coachbuilding Heritage
		Coachbuilding has a long history which probably came to a peak with the hand built automobiles of the early 20
		However, one area of the automobile sector where coachbuilding survived and has seen a renaissance of sorts is in the development of limousines and hearses.
		Though starting out with the same working practices and design methods that were then commonplace in the coachbuilding industry in the late 1970s, the company progressively embraced newer technologies in both design and manufacture, in order to guarantee the engineering integrity of each new generation of vehicles.
	www.nuk.com /coachbuilding_heritage.htm (1020 words)

	The Fine Art of Coachbuilding \| Goldarths Review - The Online Luxury Magazine
		The age-old art of custom coachbuilding has not been widely seen since its decline in the late 1950s, but lately there is a lot of interest in one-off, bespoke body designs.
		Coachbuilding, not to be confused with mere modification, is the creation of a car that is truly, utterly bespoke.
		One man who has been a key player in the resurgence of coachbuilding is American filmmaker James Glickenhaus, whose recent customization of his prized Ferrari Enzo created a stir at the recent 2006 Pebble Beach Concours dâElegance in California.
	www.goldarths.com /Regulars/Reviews_and_Commentary/Coachbuilding/index_login.aspx (427 words)

	Coachbuilding Terminology, Coach Builders Dictionary, Body Builders Glossary, Definitions, Explanations, Coachmakers, ...
		BARREL-SIDE - a British coachbuilding designation to describe a style in which the sides of the body curved outward with a pronounced rounded inward roll at the top instead of a flat sill, and a lesser inward curve at the bottom.
		Some coachbuilders adopted the term in to designate custom-bodied closed cars with a leather or cloth covering applied to the roof.
		Some coachbuilders offered a tonneau windshield that could be lowered into the partition between the front and rear seats.
	www.coachbuilt.com /ter/terminology.htm (13398 words)

	Cigar Aficionado \| Archives \| Automobile Art
		It was their look, or style; a look rarely determined by the automotive manufacturer, but rather, by the coachbuilder whose firm was selected by the car's purchaser to design and build the body.
		Cars were not only legitimate subjects for artists, but had themselves become art through the work of the best coachbuilders, who had begun presenting their "collections" to an eager public at annual motoring salons.
		If there is any single characteristic common to these and other great coachbuilding firms, it's that their best work was the vision of one, or at most two, men.
	www.winespectator.com /Cigar/CA_Archives/CA_Show_Article/0,2322,645,00.html (3158 words)

	Coachbuilding heineken Coachbuilding (Site not responding. Last check: )
		A coachbuilder is a manufacturer of bodies for carriages or automobiles.
		Many coachbuilders were purchased by automobile manufacturers and merged with their vehicle operations.
		Coachbuilders often used native translations: "carozziera" in Italian and "karrosiere" in German.
	www.find-ask.com /C/Encyclopedia/Coachbuilding/Coachbuilding.html (376 words)

	Automobile Quarterly - Feature: Regally Rollston
		-list coachbuilders are known for quality of construction as well as design details that culminate in a distinguished “look.” At the top of that list is New York City’s Rollston, Inc. Relatively few Rollston bodies were built, yet their special character continues to make them well known.
		Describing the 1930s coachbuilding industry, he recalled, “They had the best trimmer [i.e., interior finishing] in the business.” That trimmer, with the aid of beneficient circumstance, boosted the elite status of Rollston bodies to include names like Duesenberg, Packard and Stutz, among others.
		Rollston was one of the newer automotive coachbuilders.
	www.autoquarterly.com /rollston.html (438 words)

	Pietro Frua - Wikicars
		Pietro Frua was born in Turin, the fourth son of Angela, a tailor, and Carlo Frua, an employee of Fiat, the centre of coachbuilding in northern Italy.
		That was where Frua had his first contact with his pupil and lifelong friend, Giovanni Michelotti, who became his successor as Head of Styling after he started his own studio in 1937.
		In 1957, Frua sold his small coachbuilding company to Carrozzeria Ghia in Turin, and Ghia director Luigi Segre appointed him head of Ghia Design.
	wikicars.org /en/Pietro_Frua (868 words)

	The Panorama of British Life: Technology, Business, Internet, News, Milestones, Life, People, Upcoming Events
		So, a couple of centuries later, when the first "horseless carriages" demonstrated what contemporary engineering could accomplish, it was natural that the coachbuilders should provide the bodies for many of these new-fangled motor cars.
		It was this trend that really signalled the steady reduction in the number of coachbuilding companies until, by the 1930s, those that survived were generally only providing bodies for expensive cars such as Rolls-Royces and Daimlers.
		The trend continued after World War II and in 1961, two of the most prominent London coachbuilders, H J Mulliner of Chiswick, and Park Ward of Willesden (Park Ward had become part of Rolls-Royce in 1939) amalgamated to become Mulliner Park ward.
	www.britannia.com /panorama/rolls.html (860 words)

	New Fiskers Revive Coachbuilding - The Car Connection
		That's the ambitious goal of Henrik Fisker and Bernard Koehler, two former colleagues at BMW, and founders of Fisker Coachbuild, LLC.
		What they had in mind was taking the classic concept of coachbuilding into the digital era.
		In the "golden age" of the automobile, it was common for high-line manufacturers, like Rolls-Royce, Delage, or Talbot-Lago, to produce only the chassis and powertrain of a new car.
	www.thecarconnection.com /Auto_News/New_Fiskers_Revives_Coachbuilding.S156.A9220.html (843 words)

	MGM Coachbuilding: Introduction
		MGM Coachbuilding specialises in the construction and restoration of ash framed vintage and veteran vehicles.
		He was one of the last to serve a traditional apprenticeship in boat building and yacht fitting.
		A skilled trade similar to coachbuilding, it requires a keen eye for detail, a love for the materials and the creative ability to visualize the finished product.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /gary.leach/mgm/index.html (135 words)

	Transportation titles, The Stationery Office, Balogh International Inc., Baggages services manual, International Air ...
		coachbuilding from its roots in the late 19th century, through to the 1950s, by which time the coachbuilding tradition was in decline.
		This is an essential guide which celebrates the coachbuilders, who brought the car into the forefront of modern design.
		"Of all the crafts and trades involved in constructing the first motor cars, the coachbuilder was far and away the oldest.engineers might divert their spirits of invention to the car, but when it came to cladding the chassis with a body, it was on the skills and tradition of the coachbuilder that they depended".
	www.balogh.com /british/transport.html (1673 words)

	Woodall Nicholson Limited - About Woodall Nicholson (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Woodall Nicholson is one of the oldest established coachbuilding companies in the UK, dating right back to the 1820's, when its major market was the building of horse-drawn hansom cabs and carriages.
		Although the coachbuilding traditions are still continued as an important part of the Group's activities, Woodall Nicholson has diversified into many other areas, such that it is no longer dependent on the temperament of one single market.
		Although the Woodall Nicholson name has traditionally been associated with coachbuilding and vehicle engineering, the Group's facilities, skills and management experience are equally relevant to a wide range of other products and industries.
	www.coleman-milne.co.uk /about/do_aboutwn (708 words)

	The Utilitarian Vision of Henry Ford (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The bodies of these early automobiles also displayed their good taste, for they were works of the coachbuilding art.
		Designed and built separately by the skilled craftsmen of coachbuilding firms such as Brewster, Fleetwood, and Judkins, the bodies of these cars were molded into fashionable forms and finished with layer after layer of lacquer paints.
		With the rise of mass production, the task of designing the auto body was taken away from coachbuilders and their aesthetic traditions and given over to body engineers, whose main concern was the cost-cutting production of strong, durable shelters for the human occupants of cars.
	www.autolife.umd.umich.edu /Design/Gartman/D_Casestudy/D_Casestudy2.htm (776 words)

	MITO: All About Apprenticeships, National Certificate in Coachbuilding version 2
		This certificate is designed as a qualification for those persons who are in the Coachbuilding sector of the Motor Industry.
		Holders of this certificate will be able to: interpret vehicle drawings and plans, measure, mark out, alter, and make and fit framing, panels, and components according to specifications, and repair components and panels, and carry out general coachbuilding duties.
		Holders of the Passenger Service Vehicle strand, as well as being credited with the compulsory unit standards, will have the option of making and assembling vehicle chassis drop sections, fit interior fittings in a passenger service vehicle, design, make and modify vehicle seat frames, and carry out fixed glass installation.
	www.mito.org.nz /get_qualified/apprenticeships/courses/coachbuilding.asp (1135 words)

	Coachbuilders, Coachbuilt Cars, Coachbuilding History, Encyclopedia of American Coach Builders & Coachwork
		Coachbuilders, Coachbuilt Cars, Coachbuilding History, Encyclopedia of American Coach Builders and Coachwork
		Woody Wagons, Woodies, Stations Wagons, Wood Wagons, Depot Hacks, Coachbuilders.
		This is a work in progress, with new coach builder information being added every day.
	www.coachbuilt.com (125 words)

	Antique auto restoration and fabrication by Rod Jolley Coachbuilding
		Rod Jolley was taught as a panel beater by Wally Parr.
		From these humble beginnings, Rod Jolley Coachbuilding has grown to enjoy an enviable global reputation as specialist antique auto restorers.
		The company are pleased to undertake antique vehicle projects that may seem impossible.
	www.rodjolley.com /company.html (273 words)

	Famous coachbuilding name returns with a new spin on mini luxury - gizmag Article
		November 30, 2005 Back in the London of the Swinging Sixties, the Mini was huge; as a fashion and personal statement by women who had been liberated from centuries of sexual oppression by the pill and as an automobile representing the second coming of the British automotive industry.
		Now Harold Radford Coachbuilders (London) is applying its coachbuilding skills and individual expression to the BMW Mini to create a stunning 265bhp, GBP30,000 version of the Mini Cooper S. With its burr walnut dashboard, hide interior, opulent trim, and exclusive personal options, coachbuilder Harold Radford elevated the Issigonis creation to celebrity status for star-studded customers.
		But we are showing how coachbuilding and contemporary design skills can answer the demand for individual expression at the highest level, just as discerning Radford coachbuilt Mini owners found 40 years ago", he added.
	www.gizmag.com /go/4885 (767 words)

	JSW and Son, North Yorkshire, UK - horsebox and horse trailer designers, manufacturers and suppliers. Also show jumps, ...
		Established in 1961 and of continual establishment in manufacturing, which in today's business society and coachbuilding world is truly an excellent commendation for a company who advertise through publications on a minimal basis.
		The Watkinson name is renowned as far back as the early 1950's when the late John Watkinson was famed by his racehorse training abilities, hence the coachbuilding firm was later established.
		Each horsebox is tailored to the clients exact requirements, hence we work closely with the prospected purchaser, with face-to-face discussions on the style and type of box necessary for use.
	www.jswhorseboxes.co.uk /aboutus.html (320 words)

	2005 Frankfurt Motor Show: Fisker Coachbuild - MSN Autos
		Fisker Coachbuild was founded this past January by Fisker and business partner Bernhard Koehler.
		Two production cars will be chosen for coachbuilding each year—the first year the company will feature vehicles built on the BMW 6-Series/M6 and the Mercedes-Benz SL55.
		Response to the designs in private showings has been quite favorable, and now that the cars have been shown publicly for the first time it's likely the run of 150 for each car will go quickly.
	autos.msn.com /as/minishow/article.aspx?contentID=4023393&s=Frankfurt2005&src=minishow (329 words)

	Rolls Royce Park Ward Pictures, Photos and Statistics
		The Rolls Royce Park Ward celebrates the name of one of the most illustrious companies of coachbuilders and marks a fitting crescendo to the contemporary family of Rolls Royce motor cars, hand-crafted at Crewe.
		The balanced, flowing lines of the Rolls Royce Park Ward draw on the shape of the Silver Seraph - but true to the tradition of coachbuilding at Crewe, the sculpted silhouette of the Park Ward is quite distinctive.
		That is because a subtle enlargement is achieved not by the common practice of inserting panels between front and rear doors, but by comprehensive crafting of new, harmonious bodywork.
	www.ssip.net /ward.php (271 words)

	Petersen Automotive Museum
		Many people believe that custom coachbuilding is a thing of the past, yet there is one type of automobile that still required individual design work and countless hours of hand-craftsmanship to build: the hearse.
		During the first decade of the twentieth century, funeral homes and undertakers came to recognize the benefits of motorized funeral coaches and gradually phased out their horse-drawn counterparts.
		As Halloween approaches, the Petersen Automotive Museum exhibition “Hearses and the Dying Art of Coachbuilding” will offer a glimpse at the history of these specialized vehicles and how they have evolved to meet modern demands.
	www.petersen.org /default.cfm?DocID=502&ArticleID=121 (180 words)

	Irish Coachbuilding and Trailer Supplies 03-04-02 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Irish Coachbuilding and Trailer Supplies Ltd is a leading wholesale component supplier to the body building industry, supplying some 3,000 different product lines from its premises at Station Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22.
		The company was established in 1988 to service a perceived gap in the tractor and trailer fittings market and has evolved into an importer / wholesale distributor for many of the leading European component manufacturers including, Featherwing, Pastore and Lombari, Bloxwich.
		While Irish Coachbuilding and Trailer Supplies derives some 70 per cent of its business from the body building business it does have its fingers in a number of related pies.
	www.irishtrucker.com /articles/2002/march/ict.asp (603 words)

	Domain - Coachbuilding [ NZQA ]
		All unit standards and qualifications registered as at (see footer) on the National Qualifications Framework may be accessed here.
		Documents are provided in Word and PDF - see Viewing documents for more information.
		Prepare for and remove the rear of a vehicle cab for modification in the coachbuilding industry
	www.nzqa.govt.nz /framework/explore/domain.do?frameworkId=75349 (431 words)

	Smart Home Services for Coachbuilding
		You can browse various types of Coachbuilding sites helping you find what you were looking for with the leading Coachbuilding sources, these will have you covered.
		There's still the traditional coachbuilding skills that rely upon the hands and eyes of dedicated craftsmen and there's still the traditional sports cars.
		All the cars are hand built using a coachbuilding process developed in the early part of the century and with minute attention to standards and detail.
	www.smarthomeservices.co.uk /search/for/Coachbuilding (479 words)

	KiwiCareers - Coachbuilder / Personal Profile
		Cliff McLaren grew up in Masterton, where he went to school and where he got his first job coachbuilding.
		I thought about coachbuilding and panel beating, and I talked to a couple of people and ended up coachbuilding.
		I chose coachbuilding because you work on new vehicles, while with the panel beating itís all secondhand stuff and I prefer to work on new rather than secondhand."
	www.fortunecity.com /greenfield/lamprey/862/CARMECH/JOB/kiwi4/kiwi5.htm (600 words)

	Hand-Built History
		In 1948, Radford added a coachbuilding string to his bow, designing and manufacturing a wood-framed ‘shooting brake’ estate car conversion for the Bentley Mk VI, which he named the Countryman.
		This was the glory period, when the fame and celebrity status of Radford coachbuilt Minis grew from strength to strength in the UK and throughout the world, bought by celebrities and fashionistas to leave an indelible impression on the streets.
		With so much of Radford fame attached to the original Mini 40 years ago, it is fitting that the re-emergence of the name is associated with the present incarnation of the car, manufactured and marketed with such global success by BMW.
	www.carpages.co.uk /mini/mini-radford-mini-30-11-05.asp (673 words)

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