Thrupp and Maberly

Charles Thrupp Ltd. was established as a wagon maker in 1760 and merged with Maberly 1858 to form Thrupp & Maberly Ltd. in London.  1896 brought it into the automobile world by building an electric so-called "Victoria Carriage" to Spain's Queen Mary.

 Later, many bodies came to be built at Rolls Royce, as the Silver Ghost limousine 1912th 

 One of the more unusual creations of that time, Thames Iron Works built this stagecoach-like thing, a "Stagecoach" in 1913, and Thrupp & Maberly was the body maker.

 This special Bentley was built for the Nawab of Bhopal for the purpose of tiger hunting, the Indian upper class main hobby. A Bentley 6 ½ liter was completed with an open body, ammunition boxes, gun racks and generators.  A veritable "Killing Machine" from 1926.

 Rolls Royce 20HP Landaulet limousine from the same year.

Here's a great Mercedes-Benz 710SS with roadster bodywork. 

 Sporty Bentley 4 liter tourer built in 1929

In 1929 they undertook a different mission, they built the body of Henry Seagraves formidable "Golden Arrow" with a Napier-Lion W-12 aircraft engine, 23 liters and nearly 1,000 horses. Seagraves set the world record at Daytona Beach March 11, 1929.The car has not been run since.

 Bentley's big 8 liter model with Thrupp-body 1930.

Rolls Royce exceeded 20HP as "lo-Rolls" this one from Thrupp & Maberly 1930.  

And a coupe in the same chassis model 1930 

 Of the 100 built Bentley 8 litre cars with Thrupp & Maberly bodywork, this sporty low-profile limousine from 1931.

 And a Bentley 4 liter 1932

 Rolls Royce Phantom II roadster body 1932 

Phantom II Tourer 1933

Bentley convertible with Sedanca-body-1934 

The streamlining was in vogue well into the 30s and Thrupp & Maberly built this Bentley coupe Airline

And this 3.5 liter Airline saloon 1934 

 Sweeping lines but more restrained designs seen on this Bentley saloon of the same year.

 1934 was a tremendously productive year for Thrupp & Maberly, this Rolls Royce Phantom II is addressed as the "Star of India" for Sahib of Rajkotm, a very luxurious car which was often used for tiger hunting in colonial India 

 Continental saloon in Rolls Royce Phantom II chassis

  Bentley 3.5 liter Airline Coupe from 1935

 Rolls Royce Phantom III with stylish convertible in 1937 by Thrupp & Maberly

 Lagonda was tabling large manufacturers, and their V12 Rapide was England's fastest car at the time, nearly 200 V12 Lagonda's were built and one got the body from Thrupp & Maberly. 

 Sunbeam-Talbot 4 litre saloon built by Thrupp & Maberly 1938

Sunbeam Talbot Alpine 1948-55

 Singer Gazelle, that of 1959

 Hillman Super Minx as Cabrioet 1963

 Hillman Minx, 1952

 Then Humber was a heavily built wagon, it was their chassis that was used for these four-wheel drive vehicles for the British War Office, Thrupp & Maberly designed the body.

 Automobile Club is about as old as the car itself. Here we see a brave bunch of belonging to the Los Angeles Automobile Club, which is out on its first outing. The place is Hollywood on the road now known as Sunset Boulevard in 1904.

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