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Coachbuilding". Doesn"t sound right, does it? It has the whiff of stiff-shirted Victorian artisans polishing walnut until they can see the reflections of their handlebar moustaches.Now try carrozzeria. In their pre- or post-WWII pomp, these guys weren"t just panel beaters, they were alchemists. Princes, playboys and industrialists patronised them in much the same way as Vienna"s archdukes and barons kept Beethoven afloat the previous century.Words: Jason Barlow
Photography: John WycherleyThis feature was originally published in the October 2015 issue of Top Gear magazine
Date: 29 Dec 2015
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 1487
Coachbuilding". Doesn"t sound right, does it? It has the whiff of stiff-shirted Victorian artisans polishing walnut until they can see the reflections of their handlebar moustaches.Now try carrozzeria. In their pre- or post-WWII pomp, these guys weren"t just panel beaters, they were alchemists. Princes, playboys and industrialists patronised them in much the same way as Vienna"s archdukes and barons kept Beethoven afloat the previous century.Words: Jason Barlow
Photography: John WycherleyThis feature was originally published in the October 2015 issue of Top Gear magazine
Date: 29 Dec 2015
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 1487