The Grand Tour of Coachwork.

Coachbuilding houses · 9

• BertoneDefunct
  Grugliasco (Turin) · ex-plant now Maserati/Stellantis; brand revived
  Wedge avant-garde — Miura, Countach, Stratos
• Carrozzeria GhiaAbsorbed
  Turin · defunct; brand owned by Ford
  Chrysler show cars and the VW Karmann Ghia
• Carrozzeria VignaleAbsorbed
  Grugliasco (Turin) · defunct; name now a Ford trim
  Hand-bodied early Ferrari barchettas
• Carrozzeria FruaDefunct
  Turin (Moncalieri)
  Maserati Mistral and Ghibli lines
• MichelottiDefunct
  Turin · design studio (Studio Michelotti) continues
  Prolific pen behind Triumph and early Ferraris
• Stabilimenti FarinaDefunct
  Turin
  The elder Farina house, pre-Pininfarina
• PininfarinaActive
  Cambiano (Turin) · still operating (HQ)
  Ferrari's design house for decades; now the Battista hyper-EV
  📍 Via Nazionale 30, Cambiano
• Carrozzeria ViottiDefunct
  Turin · closed
  Giardinetta woody estates on Italian chassis
• Carrozzeria MonterosaDefunct
  Turin · closed
  Lancia Aurelia giardinetta estates & ambulance bodies

Wood-body builders · 1

• Carrozzeria ViottiDefunct
  Turin · defunct
  Turinese coachbuilt giardinetta / woodie estates on Fiat and Lancia chassis
  coachbuilt timber over chassis

Museums en route · 1

• Museo Nazionale dell'Automobile (MAUTO)Visit ↗
  Turin
  One of the world's oldest auto museums — the story of the car

Coachbuilding houses · 10

• H.J. MullinerAbsorbed
  Chiswick (London) · name now Bentley Mulliner (Crewe)
  The Bentley R-Type Continental
  📍 Bath Road, Chiswick
• James YoungDefunct
  Bromley (London)
  Sporting formal saloons
• Hooper & Co.Defunct
  London · name occasionally revived
  Royal Warrant Empress Line
• Park WardAbsorbed
  Willesden (London) · absorbed into Rolls-Royce/Bentley
  Steel-framed RR and Bentley dropheads
• Vanden PlasAbsorbed
  Kingsbury (London) · brand defunct (former BL marque)
  Bespoke luxury trim and tourers
• Freestone & WebbDefunct
  Willesden (London)
  Razor-edge saloons
• Gurney NuttingDefunct
  Chelsea (London)
  Prince of Wales sportsman's saloons
• Barker & Co.Defunct
  London
  Oldest coachbuilder — the RR Silver Ghost
• Thrupp & MaberlyDefunct
  Cricklewood (London)
  Royal formal coachwork
• Charge CarsActive
  London · still operating
  Electric 1967 Mustang fastback

Museums en route · 0

No major museum catalogued in this region yet.

Coachbuilding houses · 5

• Walter M. Murphy Co.Defunct
  Pasadena, California · demolished / redeveloped
  The definitive Duesenberg Model J bodies
• Bohman & SchwartzDefunct
  Pasadena, California
  Flamboyant Hollywood one-offs
• Singer Vehicle DesignActive
  Torrance (Los Angeles), California · still operating
  964-based air-cooled 911 reimagined
• Icon 4x4Active
  Chatsworth (Los Angeles), California · still operating
  Restomod FJ40 and the Derelict series
• Zero LabsActive
  Los Angeles, California · still operating
  Electric classic Bronco & Defender platforms

Wood-body builders · 1

• Bohman & SchwartzDefunct
  Pasadena, CA · defunct
  Hollywood-era custom coachwork — including one-off woody estates such as the rebodied Rolls-Royce Phantom II photographic car
  coachbuilt structural + cabinet-finished wood

Museums en route · 2

• Petersen Automotive MuseumVisit ↗
  Los Angeles
  Broad automotive history & Hollywood cars
• Nethercutt CollectionVisit ↗
  Sylmar
  Pre-war Full Classics and mechanical music

Coachbuilding houses · 2

• LeBaron Inc.Absorbed
  Detroit, Michigan · defunct; name later a Chrysler nameplate
  Art-Deco Chrysler Imperials
• Dietrich Inc.Defunct
  Detroit, Michigan
  V-windshield dual-cowl phaetons

Wood-body builders · 4

• Ionia Manufacturing CompanyDefunct
  Ionia, MI · absorbed into Mitchell-Bentley → A.O. Smith
  GM's primary post-war wagon-body supplier — birch panels; later built Continental Mark II and Shelby Mustang bodies as Mitchell-Bentley / A.O. Smith
  ash frame · birch panels
• Ford Iron MountainDefunct
  Iron Mountain, MI (Upper Peninsula) · plant partly preserved; Kingsford legacy continues
  Ford's own 400,000-acre lumber operation — kiln-dried its own timber, assembled wagon bodies in-house, and turned the wood scraps into Kingsford Charcoal
  maple structural · birch panels
• Murray Corporation of AmericaDefunct
  Detroit, MI · defunct
  Designed the original Ford Model A station-wagon body — one of the largest independent body builders in the US
  maple structural · birch panels
• Engineered Enterprises Inc.Historic
  Detroit area, MI · reference section (row_type=SECTION)
  Applied-wood / dealer-package supplier — carries FES authentication markers (the boundary between a structural woody and a wood-look package)

Museums en route · 2

• The Henry FordVisit ↗
  Dearborn
  American innovation and presidential vehicles
• Gilmore Car MuseumVisit ↗
  Hickory Corners
  America's largest auto museum campus

Coachbuilding houses · 4

• ScagliettiAbsorbed
  Modena · now Ferrari's Carrozzeria Scaglietti body plant
  Aluminium racing bodies — 250 GTO, Testa Rossa
• FantuzziDefunct
  Modena
  Hand-formed Maserati Birdcage race bodies
• Carrozzeria DrogoDefunct
  Modena
  The Ferrari 250 GTO Breadvan
• Ares ModenaActive
  Modena · still operating
  Coachbuilt one-offs — the Panther, a De Tomaso Pantera homage

Museums en route · 4

• Museo FerrariVisit ↗
  Maranello
  Ferrari road and F1 cars beside the factory
• Museo Enzo FerrariVisit ↗
  Modena
  Enzo Ferrari's birthplace house and engine hall
• Museo Automobili LamborghiniVisit ↗
  Sant'Agata Bolognese
  Lamborghini supercars and motorsport at the factory
• Collezione Panini (Maserati)Visit ↗
  Modena
  A rescued historic Maserati collection on a working farm

Coachbuilding houses · 8

• Figoni et FalaschiDefunct
  Boulogne-Billancourt (Paris) · unknown / redeveloped
  Teardrop Goutte d'Eau aero coupes
• Carrosserie SaoutchikDefunct
  Neuilly-sur-Seine (Paris)
  Flamboyant chrome-laden Art-Deco cabriolets
• Henri ChapronDefunct
  Levallois-Perret (Paris)
  The Citroën DS Décapotable
• Letourneur et MarchandDefunct
  Neuilly-sur-Seine (Paris)
  Refined streamlined French elegance
• Carrosserie FranayDefunct
  Levallois-Perret (Paris)
  Formal quiet-luxury bespoke
• LabourdetteDefunct
  Paris
  Mahogany skiff boat-tail torpedo bodies
• KellnerDefunct
  Boulogne-Billancourt (Paris) · destroyed WWII
  Art-Deco luxury for European royalty
• CurrusDefunct
  Neuilly-Plaisance · closed
  French utility & commercial coachwork (Citroën Type H)

Museums en route · 0

No major museum catalogued in this region yet.

Wood-body builders · 3

• Hercules Body Co.Defunct
  Evansville, IN · defunct (1947); Evansville plant closed
  Ash frame with MAHOGANY panels — the premium finish that distinguishes a Hercules body from a competitor's birch
  ash frame · mahogany panels
• Martin-Parry CorporationHistoric
  York, PA → Indianapolis, IN · defunct
  Supplied bodies for the 1923 Star Station Wagon — the first factory-offered station wagon
  ash frame · birch panels
• US Body & Forging CompanyHistoric
  Tell City, IN · defunct
  Commercial and utility-vehicle wood bodies
  ash frame · birch panels

Museums en route · 2

• Indianapolis Motor Speedway MuseumVisit ↗
  Indianapolis
  Indy 500 and motorsports heritage
• Auburn Cord Duesenberg MuseumVisit ↗
  Auburn
  Art-Deco Classics in the original ACD factory

Coachbuilding houses · 4

• Carrozzeria BoneschiDefunct
  Milan
  Bespoke Milanese convertibles
• ZagatoActive
  Rho (Milan) · still operating
  The double-bubble roof; DB4 GT Zagato
• Touring SuperleggeraRevived
  Milan · still operating (revived 2006)
  Superleggera construction; Disco Volante, Arese RH95
• Carrozzeria CastagnaRevived
  Milan · still operating (revived 1994)
  Pre-war Isotta luxury, now bespoke one-offs

Museums en route · 1

• Museo Storico Alfa RomeoVisit ↗
  Arese
  The official Alfa Romeo history collection

Coachbuilding houses · 4

• Brewster & Co.Defunct
  Long Island City, New York
  Springfield Rolls-Royce town cars
• Brunn & Co.Defunct
  Buffalo, New York
  Massive formal Lincoln town cars
• RollstonDefunct
  New York City
  Exquisite Duesenberg SJ formal bodies
• Derham Body Co.Defunct
  Rosemont, Pennsylvania
  Formal town cars and parade phaetons

Museums en route · 1

• Simeone Foundation Automotive MuseumVisit ↗
  Philadelphia
  World-class racing and competition sports cars, run and demonstrated

Coachbuilding houses · 2

• Gunther WerksActive
  Huntington Beach, California · still operating
  993 carbon-body 400R restomod
• J.T. Cantrell & Co.Defunct
  Huntington, New York · closed
  Woody station-wagon bodies on premium chassis

Wood-body builders · 2

• J.T. Cantrell & CompanyDefunct
  Huntington, Long Island, NY · defunct; works site redeveloped
  America's first depot-wagon builder — birch panels, and custom one-offs on Packard and Rolls-Royce
  ash frame · birch panels
• Hercules-Campbell Body Co.Historic
  Tarrytown, NY · defunct
  Heavy-duty wood bodies for trucks and utility vehicles — the Dodge Power Wagon specialist
  ash frame · birch / oak panels

Museums en route · 0

No major museum catalogued in this region yet.

Coachbuilding houses · 2

• ReutterAbsorbed
  Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen · body plant absorbed by Porsche; seating arm became Recaro
  Built every early Porsche 356 body
• BaurDefunct
  Stuttgart · coachwork defunct 1998
  BMW Targa Top Cabriolet conversions

Museums en route · 2

• Porsche MuseumVisit ↗
  Stuttgart
  Porsche's own sports and racing car history
• Mercedes-Benz MuseumVisit ↗
  Stuttgart
  130+ years of the world's oldest carmaker

Wood-body builders · 2

• Meteor Body Co.Historic
  Piqua, OH · defunct
  Commercial / professional-car wood bodywork
• Baker-Raulang CompanyDefunct
  Cleveland, OH · defunct
  Built Ford Model A and Model B station-wagon bodies — sole Ford wagon assembler in 1932
  ash frame · birch panels

Museums en route · 1

• Crawford Auto-Aviation MuseumVisit ↗
  Cleveland
  Western Reserve Historical Society collection — ~170 cars incl. early Cleveland-built marques

Coachbuilding houses · 2

• Erdmann & RossiDefunct
  Berlin · name recently revived
  Pre-war 540K Special Roadster and Horch cabriolets
• RometschDefunct
  Berlin
  Beeskow coupe and Lawrence roadster on VW pans

Museums en route · 0

No major museum catalogued in this region yet.

Coachbuilding houses · 1

• Emilia AutoActive
  Hamburg · still operating
  GT Veloce — a Giulia GT restomod

Museums en route · 1

• Automuseum PrototypVisit ↗
  Hamburg
  Postwar German prototypes and racing sports cars

Coachbuilding houses · 2

• David Brown AutomotiveActive
  Silverstone, Northamptonshire · still operating
  Speedback GT; Mini Remastered
• LunazActive
  Silverstone, Northamptonshire · still operating
  Electrified classic Rolls-Royce & Bentley

Museums en route · 0

No major museum catalogued in this region yet.

Wood-body builders · 1

• Stoughton Wagon CompanyHistoric
  Stoughton, WI · defunct
  Farm-wagon maker that bodied the 1923 Star Station Wagon — the first factory-offered station wagon from any manufacturer
  ash frame · birch panels

Museums en route · 1

• Wisconsin Automotive MuseumVisit ↗
  Hartford
  Wisconsin's largest — home of the Hartford-built Kissel; 120+ vehicles

Coachbuilding houses · 1

• Runge CarsActive
  Alexandria, Minnesota · still operating
  Hand-formed aluminium eigenbau art-cars

Museums en route · 0

No major museum catalogued in this region yet.

Coachbuilding houses · 1

• Heritage CustomsActive
  Apeldoorn · still operating
  The Valiance coachbuilt Defender

Museums en route · 0

No major museum catalogued in this region yet.

Coachbuilding houses · 1

• Kahn DesignActive
  Bradford · still operating
  Wide-arch coachbuilt Defenders

Museums en route · 0

No major museum catalogued in this region yet.

Coachbuilding houses · 1

• MansoryActive
  Brand, Bavaria · still operating
  Carbon widebody coachwork & tuning

Museums en route · 0

No major museum catalogued in this region yet.

Coachbuilding houses · 1

• GangloffDefunct
  Colmar
  Bugatti Type 57SC Atalante bodies

Museums en route · 0

No major museum catalogued in this region yet.

Coachbuilding houses · 1

• Kimera AutomobiliActive
  Cuneo · still operating
  EVO37 — the Lancia 037 restomod
  📍 Villa Kimera, Cuneo

Museums en route · 0

No major museum catalogued in this region yet.

Coachbuilding houses · 1

• Karosserie GläserDefunct
  Dresden · destroyed/expropriated post-WWII
  Dresden luxury cabriolets — Horch 853

Museums en route · 0

No major museum catalogued in this region yet.

Coachbuilding houses · 1

• FleetwoodAbsorbed
  Fleetwood, Pennsylvania · defunct; name became a Cadillac nameplate
  The Cadillac V-16 and Sixty Special

Museums en route · 0

No major museum catalogued in this region yet.

Coachbuilding houses · 1

• Rolls-Royce CoachbuildActive
  Goodwood (Chichester) · the marque's HQ
  The Boat Tail and Sweptail bespoke commissions

Museums en route · 0

No major museum catalogued in this region yet.

Coachbuilding houses · 1

• Unplugged PerformanceActive
  Hawthorne, California · still operating
  Tesla performance & styling programs (S-APEX)

Museums en route · 0

No major museum catalogued in this region yet.

Coachbuilding houses · 1

• WindoversDefunct
  Huntingdon
  Royal Phantom limousine bodies

Museums en route · 0

No major museum catalogued in this region yet.

Coachbuilding houses · 1

• Tuksedo StudioActive
  Ketewel, Gianyar (Bali) · still operating
  Hand-hammered aluminium recreations, Bali

Museums en route · 0

No major museum catalogued in this region yet.

Coachbuilding houses · 1

• ElectrogenicActive
  Kidlington, Oxfordshire · still operating
  Drop-in EV conversions for classics

Museums en route · 0

No major museum catalogued in this region yet.

Coachbuilding houses · 1

• TechArtActive
  Leonberg · still operating
  Porsche aero, interiors & performance coachwork

Museums en route · 0

No major museum catalogued in this region yet.

Coachbuilding houses · 1

• Wilhelm KarmannAbsorbed
  Osnabrück · now the Volkswagen Osnabrück plant
  VW Karmann Ghia; volume convertible expertise

Museums en route · 0

No major museum catalogued in this region yet.

Coachbuilding houses · 1

• Ruf AutomobileActive
  Pfaffenhausen, Bavaria · still operating
  Standalone manufacturer — CTR Yellowbird, own VIN

Museums en route · 0

No major museum catalogued in this region yet.

Coachbuilding houses · 1

• NotinActive
  Pont-de-Vaux · still operating
  Carriage maker turned French motorhome coachbuilder

Museums en route · 0

No major museum catalogued in this region yet.

Coachbuilding houses · 1

• CI Autohomes (Caravans International)Defunct
  Poole, Dorset · closed
  Bedford CF campervan & motorhome builder

Museums en route · 0

No major museum catalogued in this region yet.

Coachbuilding houses · 1

• Hermann SpohnDefunct
  Ravensburg
  Aerodynamic Maybach Zeppelin bodies

Museums en route · 0

No major museum catalogued in this region yet.

Coachbuilding houses · 1

• WendlerDefunct
  Reutlingen · still operating (special-vehicle engineering)
  Porsche 550/718 Spyder race bodies

Museums en route · 0

No major museum catalogued in this region yet.

Coachbuilding houses · 1

• Zelectric MotorsActive
  San Diego, California · still operating
  Electric vintage VW Beetle & Bus

Museums en route · 0

No major museum catalogued in this region yet.

Coachbuilding houses · 1

• MitsuokaActive
  Toyama · still operating
  Retro-bodied production cars — Japan's Morgan

Museums en route · 0

No major museum catalogued in this region yet.

Coachbuilding houses · 1

• GTO EngineeringActive
  Twyford, Berkshire · still operating
  250 SWB Revival and the Squalo new-build V12

Museums en route · 0

No major museum catalogued in this region yet.

Coachbuilding houses · 1

• Niels van Roij DesignActive
  Uden · still operating
  The Silver Spectre shooting brake
  📍 Industrielaan 11, Uden

Museums en route · 0

No major museum catalogued in this region yet.

Coachbuilding houses · 1

• EverratiActive
  Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire · still operating
  Electric restomods of the 964, Land Rover & GT40

Museums en route · 0

No major museum catalogued in this region yet.

Coachbuilding houses · 1

• Kindred MotorworksActive
  Vallejo, California · still operating
  Restomod VW Bus, Bronco & Camaro

Museums en route · 0

No major museum catalogued in this region yet.

Coachbuilding houses · 1

• RML GroupActive
  Wellingborough, Northamptonshire · still operating
  Short Wheelbase — a 250 GT homage on a 550 base
  📍 6-10 Whittle Close, Wellingborough

Museums en route · 0

No major museum catalogued in this region yet.

Coachbuilding houses · 1

• GraberDefunct
  Wichtrach (Bern)
  Understated Swiss elegance — Alvis TD21

Museums en route · 0

No major museum catalogued in this region yet.

Coachbuilding houses · 1

• Auto-SleepersActive
  Willersey, Worcestershire · still operating
  British campervan & motorhome coachbuilder

Museums en route · 0

No major museum catalogued in this region yet.

Coachbuilding houses · 1

• HebmüllerDefunct
  Wülfrath · works burned 1952
  The VW Type 14A Hebmüller Cabriolet

Museums en route · 0

No major museum catalogued in this region yet.