Solved TGF-462: Buick 1936 by Carr.Caba Arnella de Sabadell (E)

[targhediferro]

Can you identify this vehicle? Make, year and, most of all, coachbuilder are requested.

[richard cuyler]

Looks as if it could be a 1940 Chevrolet, somewhere in South America perhaps?

[targhediferro]

It's a GM, a bit older than 1940, but not from South America.

[richard cuyler]

Looks as if it's from a hot climate, Australia perhaps?

[targhediferro]

Not from Australia.

[richard cuyler]

Is this a 1937 Chev with an Arntzen 'ambulance' conversion?

[targhediferro]

I think it's from 1936, I doubt it's a Chevy (I have to dig about it), but I'm quite sure it never was an ambulance.

[targhediferro]

Pros' time.

[Bill Murray]

According to the information I have, this is a 1936 Buick that was rebodied by the Spanish firm Salvador Caba (Cabanas) and it was used as transport for his family.

I do not have the years of construction for all of his conversions, I suspect it was after the Spanish Civil War and could perhaps been after 1945, but he did a large number of such rebody jobs mostly on American vehicle chassis.

Here is a better photo.

Bill

[pguillem]

Hail to Bill !

[targhediferro]

Yes!!! A very very well deserved point to Bill.  And another picture with closed boot.

[Bill Murray]

Thank You for the opportunity and the point Fabrizio!!
And Thank You Patrick for the nice thought.

Bill