Re: Identifying 1939 Super 8 Limo

Posted by 58L8134 On 2010/1/18 17:56:08

Hi Bill Wurts

Thanks for the detail pictures, they're helpful. I suspect the conversion was done by a professional body shop, a well-know coachbuilder is in doubt for me. There were shops in the NYC area that custom modified bodies to customer order.

Best approach would be to study the details of the way it was modified from the factory stamping, how well finished the cut edge were handled. Anything that smacks of hasty or haphazard work would suggest the work was done by other than a coachbuilder such as Derham, Brunn or Rollston/Rollson. Without exception, even when modifying factory bodies, they did a first class job of craftsmanship.

Those two knob mounted on the partition header may be retainers for the canopy support piece above the window.

Whether true coachbuilt or a nicely done job by a body shop in the period, it still is one desirable Super 8. Again, my opinion of source of this work is just that, my opinion. I defer to those more experienced and expert.

Steve