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Coachcraft Ltd.

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Pre-war car by Coachcraft

Coachcraft Ltd. of North Hollywood California built several modified cars that are generally regarded as the first examples of custom cars, as contrasted to the coachbuilt cars with custom bodies which were purchased new in the 1930s. Strother MacMinn called the "Yankee Doodle Roadster" by Coachcraft the “first American custom sports car."[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Philip Ward's article on Yankee Doodle Roadster" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-10-11.