Freestone & Webb 1923-1958 - The Story of a British Coachbuilder (Freestone & Webb 1923-1958 - historia brytyjskiej firmy nadwoziowej) - James Taylor, Herridge & Sons Ltd. 2021, język angielski, 152 str, ponad 300 zdjęć, twarda oprawa z obwolutą, format 21x27 cm, waga 0,85 kg
- album prezentujący historię słynnej, brytyjskiej firmy nadwoziowej Freestone & Webb działającej w latach 1923-1958; złote lata miała w latch 1920-tych i 1930-tych, kiedy to była jedną z pięciu największych i najsłynniejszych firm nadwoziowych we Wielkiej Brytanii, karosując najlepsze ówczesne mark, takie jak Bentley, Rolls-Royce, Mercedes-Benz, Packard; zasłynęła ze swojego własnego stylu tzw. ostry kant, który kopiowali często inni wytwórcy nadwozi
- bogato ilustrowana zdjęciami samochodów oraz ich najciekawszych szczegółów i detali
- wykaz modeli prezentowanych na targach London Show 1926-1930
- wykaz producentów podwozi karosowanych przez Freestone & Webb
- wykaz numerów projektów, marek i ilości wykonanych nadwozi
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- wprowadzenie wydawcy:
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.
Although the partnership of Messrs Freestone and Webb was dissolved before the 1930s had got under way, the company survived the bleak years at the start of the decade and continued to build both arrestingly beautiful bespoke bodies and distinctive coachwork in small-volume batches. Most notable in this period was their razor-edge style, which was rapidly copied by many other coachbuilders and would remain influential into the early 1950s.
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 already 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.
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.
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