What is this car, who designed it, who bodied it and when? For 1 point..
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Experts?
Bentley Corniche, designed by french stylist Georges Paulin and bodied by the french coachbuilder Vanvooren in 1939 ; destroyed by a german bomb in 1940.
Quote from: franck.kegelart on April 20, 2011, 08:56:03 AM
Bentley Corniche, designed by french stylist Georges Paulin and bodied by the french coachbuilder Vanvooren in 1939 ; destroyed by a german bomb in 1940.
Yes!
I had it as being a Pourtout design; is that who M. Paulin worked for?
- with - Pourtout, primarily, most often associated, yes; yet at this point 'for' Rolls Royce; as a dentist he probably worked for himself ... then also 'with' the Resistance, which got him executed.
steven
This car seems to have been jinxed then - neither it nor its designer survived very long..
Here's the picture before I adulterated it:
What a shame it had such a short life!
Someone should attempt a replica on an R-Type chassis, it would certainly be more interesting than the hoards of Blower reps that have been made....
As of 2009, the volunteers at the Rolls-Royce Heritage site at Derby are making a recreation of the 1939 Bentley Corniche.
Apparently the Corniche was in a rollover crash in France, the chassis was removed and sent back to England. The bent body was being shipped back when it was destroyed.
More images:
I disovered this design sketch:
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Additional images:
Bentley/Mulliner built a meticulous reacreation of this prototype car last year: