• Freestone & Webb, 1923-1958 : The Story of a British Coachbuilder

    Freestone & Webb, 1923-1958 : The Story of a British Coachbuilder

    James Taylor

    63,00 €

    Éditeur : Herridge

    Référence : LK91293

    Freestone & Webb was a great name in British coachbuilding for some 35 years

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    This is the story of a great British coachbuilder, told with the aid of meticulous research and with great affection for the grandeur and style that its products still represent. Freestone & Webb was a great name in British coachbuilding for some 35 years, but as demand for coachbuilt car bodies dried up in the 1950s, the company became the first of the Big Five remaining specialists to close down. They had started in the early 1920s, as the motoring scene was settling down after the upheaval of the First World War. Early devotees of lightweight Weymann construction, they soon earned the approval of the nearby Bentley company because their bodies did not unduly hinder the performance of these great sporting chassis. Before long, Rolls-Royce models were also being provided with stylish and well-made Freestone & Webb coachwork, and so were many leading foreign chassis, such as Mercedes-Benz and Packard. Like others, the company struggled to get back into the game after an enforced layoff during the Second World War. But with the aid of good designs and fine workmanship, they survived into the 1950s with their reputation intact. Sadly, their continued survival could only be a matter of time, and Arthur Webb was al-ready looking to sell the company when he died in 1954. Freestone & Webb continued gamely for four more years, experimenting with new designs and going out in a blaze of glory with their extravagant Honeymoon Express for a Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud

    LK91293

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    Auteur
    James Taylor
    Éditeur
    Herridge
    Date de parution
    2021
    ISBN
    9781906133986
    Nombre de pages
    152
    Langue
    Anglais
    Etat
    Neuf
    Reliure
    Couverture rigide

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