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14/01/2023 10:40 am
This 1930 Bentley "Speed 6"Coupe is not as famous as its Gurney-Nutting "Blue Train" brother. The body for this chassis was built by a small coach building firm, Corsica. It was named for the shop's first location on Corsica Street in North London. It employed no in-house designer and worked off the vision of the owner who commissioned their work. If the owner's vision wasn't practical or feasible, they would bring in an engineer to make a more workable design. Never employing more than 20 employees, they still were rather prolific in their production over the years. Some of their more famous builds were the Tulipwood Hispano-Suiza and 14 Corsica-bodied Bugatti Type 57s. The firm was run by Charles Henry Stammers from its inception in 1920 to 1945 when Stammers and another principle died during WWll.
14/01/2023 11:19 am
Stunning photos of a model that few (including me) know about. Probably the best 1/18 scale hood ornament I've ever seen....very cool!
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14/01/2023 11:21 am
@chris Yeah, that hood ornament was worth the price of admission.
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14/01/2023 3:07 pm
Fabulous model and writeup Rich. Who made this model? Would love to have one to park next to my "Blue Train"
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14/01/2023 7:45 pm
Another great one. You keep showing models to die for, Rich. Love them and cannot wait to see what you come up with next.