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Does anybody have any info on a Brewster

Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by carcrazyjohn, Feb 27, 2010.

  1. carcrazyjohn
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    from trevose pa

    I've seen them and I don't know anything about them ,Other than they are cool cars .
     
  2. sawzall
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    http://dons-neatstuff.com/survivors.htm

    brewster society..

    I know someone who has two.. (at least)

    they are low production.. and in my opinion not great candidates for anything other than restoration. essentially they are a early coach built car.
     
  3. As Sawzall said, basically a high-end carriage builder that branched into coachbuilding. In their later years they provided bodies for Rolls-Royce chassis sold in the U.S. At the end they were using Ford chassis. I believe they closed around '36-'37.

    Their airplanes were of dubious performance...(actually the division had been sold, but still retained the Brewster name).
     
  4. carcrazyjohn
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    from trevose pa

    I just want to say thanks ,A couple years ago I saw one And they have class ,But I didnt know anything about them .
     
  5. Stevie Nash
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    Wow, now I know what a Brewster is! The front end almost looks like a face. Very unique and interesting.
     
  6. Bearing Burner
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    Ford Chassis were modified in old Rolls Royce plant in Springfield MA after they closed. Shipped to Long Island for body.
     
  7. noboD
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    I think there's still one in the AACA museum, probably one of the ones Sawzall knows of. They kind of look like Crewella's {sp?} car from 101 Dalmations.
     
  8. Google Images is your friend

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  9. SpdWay1
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    Here is mine. Never restored with 45k miles from new.
    I am desperately looking for some parts if anyone knows of a parts car. The grill is based on the nib of a fountain pen, to represent flow. 130 were made, on very modified Ford Chassis in 1934. They were an attempt to make a more 'economical car' during the depression. No two are alike. They were made at the Springfield Mass Rolls Royce Shop under a company subsidiary name Springfield Machine Co. Only about 40 are known. Brewster.jpg
     
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  10. Rusty O'Toole
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    Brewster was an old time New York coachbuilder that started making carriages in 1810. When the first cars came in, they began making custom bodies. Most of their customers lived in New York City and surrounding areas.

    They built their own chassis for a while to satisfy their customers need for a small, 4 cylinder, high quality car for city use. It had a "Silent Knight" sleeve valve engine. Later they made custom body cars on Ford V8 chassis for the same reason. But most of their bodies were put on Rolls Royce chassis for whom they were the official coachbuilder in the US.
     
    Last edited: Mar 13, 2015
  11. There was a 34 ford coupe in street rodder magazine about 20 years ago with a brewster grille. The old gent who owned it had had it for many years. It was cool in a weird sort of way.
     

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