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Buick “Albemarle” Drop Head Coupè by Carlton Carriage Company – 1933
Extremely rare car produced in very few units by the well-known English coachbuilder Carlton Carriage Company with aluminum bodywork, imported into Italy from the United Kingdom in the 1970s, in good condition, partially to be restored, Buick 8 Cyl engine, running mechanics, English papers
The Carlton Carriage Company was a highly respected London coachbuilder that provided bespoke coachwork for some of the finest car makers of the 1920s and 1930s. They are best known for their drophead coupes which are archetypal designs of the British Jazz Era. Carlton Carriage Company was founded in 1924 under the name of the Kelvin Carriage Company and changed its name to Carlton Carriage Co in 1925. The founders had close connections with E&B Hall, Motor Car Industries and the Waverly car company. Carlton began exhibiting at Olympia in 1926.The firm's business offices were in Shepherd Bush, London and their manufacturing operations were originally located at Waldo Works, Waldo Rd. These later moved to Trenmar Gardens Willesden London NW 10. Albert Victor Halsall and William Pearson Biddle were part of the early & talented design / engineering team.[4] William Biddle went on to found the Corinthian Coachwork company in the late 1930s. Carlton Coach during the 1930s was sought after for their drophead designs especially on Rolls-Royce and Bentley chassis.[5] Their last designer was Cyril James Ingram who among other things specialized in rebodying pre-war Rolls-Royces in the 1950s/60s. Carlton created bodies for both European and American manufacturers. The main European manufactures for which Carlton provided bodies included: Alfa Romeo, Bentley, Daimler, Delahaye, Hipano-Suiza, Humber, Lancia, Lagonda, Mercedes, MG, Rolls-Royce, Talbot, Vauxhall, Wolseley and Waverly. The main American manufacturers that they created bodies for included: Buick, Chrysler, Essex, Hudson, Oldsmobile, Packard and Pontiac. Carlton also worked as a contract manufacturer for other coachbuilders including Connaught and Offord. They offered a full range of designs and are best known for their drophead coupe, coupe-de-villes, continental tourer, sport salons and 2-seater sport roadster designs. Some of their more admired designs have a distinctive deco flair. Many of their designs also have elements that are similar to American styles of the period, which could be due to their work with American manufacturers and their American clientele. Carlton's bespoke coachwork business largely ended by 1939.[9] The company continued coachwork including rebodying pre-war Rolls-Royces until it finally closed in 1965.
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