Victor Broom Coachbuilders

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Victor Broom Coachbuilders
Victor Broom (1928)
legal form Limited Company
founding 1926
resolution 1929
Seat London , UK
Branch Body shop

Victor Broom Coachbuilders (short: Victor Broom or Broom ) was a British coachbuilder who designed and manufactured superstructures for luxury vehicles in the first half of the 20th century. The company was one of the smaller body manufacturers and only existed for a few years.

Company history

Bentley Speed ​​Six with body by Victor Broom (1929)

Victor Broom Coachbuilders was based in the London borough of Camden . The date the company was founded can no longer be determined; it is certain that it has been manufacturing automobile bodies since at least 1924. From 1926 to 1929, Broom exhibited his creations regularly at the British International Motor Show in Olympia . The target group of the company were customers from the London upper class. Broom produced exceptionally high-quality car bodies, especially for high-priced chassis from Bentley , Delage , Hispano-Suiza , Invicta and Rolls-Royce . At Broom a total of 20 bodies for Bentley chassis: one for a 3 liter , 13 for the 4½ liter and six for the 6½ liter .

From the start, the company was in financial difficulties. In 1928 it was named Victor Broom (1928) Ltd. restructured, but could only stay on the market for another year. In 1929, Broom ceased operations.

literature

  • Lawrence Dalton: Coachwork on Rolls Royce 1906-1939 . Dalton Watson 1975, ISBN 0901564133 .
  • James Eliott: Return to Splendor . Restoration of a Bentley 4½ liter with a Victor Broom body. Report in: Octane Classic & Performance Car, issue 1/2018, p. 88 ff.
  • Nick Walker: A – Z of British Coachbuilders 1919–1960 . Shebbear 2007 (Herridge & Sons Ltd.) ISBN 978-0-9549981-6-5 .

Web links

Commons : Victor Broom  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Nick Walker: AZ of British Coachbuilders 1919-1960 . Shebbear 2007 (Herridge & Sons Ltd.) ISBN 978-0-9549981-6-5 , p. 83.
  2. ↑ a b James Eliott: Return to Splendor . Restoration of a Bentley 4½ liter with a Victor Broom body. Report in: Octane Classic & Performance Car, issue 1/2018, p. 90.
  3. ↑ Lawrence Dalton: Coachwork on Rolls Royce 1906-1939 . Dalton Watson 1975, ISBN 0901564133 .