Re: Photo 7814

Posted by 58L8134 On 2010/2/23 19:30:50

Hi

That style seems to have been almost completely the province of Kellner of Paris who named it 'Scaphandier', I believe.

Personally, the body layout never made much sense to me. Basically it's a phaeton with an oddly small enclosed top over the rear seat only, not even including the rear cowl. Something of an enclosed version of the cape or victoria phaeton popular around the WWI period.

Most custom bodies Kellner built were beautifully proportioned and detailed, these stand as the exception.

Steve