Coachsmiths

Coachsmiths
legal form
founding	1985
resolution	1990
Seat	North Little Rock , Arkansas , USA
Branch	Automobiles

Coachsmiths was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The company had its seat at the Black Stone Circle in North Little Rock in Pulaski County in the state of Arkansas . Another source gives Mabelvale in Arizona , however, the most famous city Mabelvale is in Pulaski County in Arkansas. The company manufactured automobiles and kit cars from 1985 to 1990 . The brand name was Coachsmiths .

vehicles

One model was the Blackstone Town Coupe . One source says Blackstone was the brand name too. It was a 1930s style vehicle. The basis was a chassis that came either from the Chevrolet Monza or the Pontiac Sunbird , and whose wheelbase was extended to 3477 mm. The suspension came from the Chevrolet Malibu . The chrome-plated radiator grille , a long bonnet and long, tapering front fenders that accommodated the disguised spare wheels were striking .

The Icon was a modification of the Pontiac Firebird , which was similar to the Ferrari Testarossa .

literature

• George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Volume 1: A – F. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 320. (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 320. (English)
2. ↑ Offer from a vehicle dealer ( Memento of the original from May 15, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English, accessed February 18, 2017) 
3. ↑ Nicholas Maronese: There were way more neoclassic cars than you think. Photo 43 (accessed February 18, 2017)
4. ^ ^{A b} d'Auto zu Blackstone (Dutch, accessed February 18, 2017)
5. ↑ d'car Coach Smith (Dutch retrieved on February 18, 2017)
6. ↑ ^{a b c} Allcarindex (English, accessed on February 18, 2017)