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the Coachcraft made in Hollywood in 1940, on display at the Rodeo Dr Concours today
Sunday, June 21, 2015
In brief, after the great depression, Rudy Stroessel left Darrin, and with a couple other coach builders, started a company in Hollywood. One of, or maybe their first customer, ws a 17 yr old, with $1500, an Essex framerails, Ford flathead, and 40 Ford front frame section, Columbia 2 spd rear end, and Ford side shift trans.
The frame was boxed, then welded to the body, and thus it became a unit body construction... and hte footwells were below the frames, predating the Hudson trend, Read about the car, it's history as a magazine cover car, it's trophys and car show awards at http://www.1940coachcraft.com
full gallery at http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2012/05/1940-coachcraft-roadster-hollywood.html
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