Saturday, October 31, 2009

ALBATROSS MOTOR CAR CO (US) 1939

ALBATROSS -The Second manufacturer to use this unusual name its berief history was discussed in same issue as discovered of 8hp and 10hp models built by a British manufacturer of a similar name but they are NOT connected

See: November 1980 OLd Motor Page 7 Volume 2 Issue 11 : Details are: Worthy of Comment After discussing recent discovery of 2 British Albatros ; MichaeL WW discusses the little known US company with same name but with 2 SS ;

"The car was made a brief appearance late in 1939 in the US offered by the Albatross Motor Car Co from Premises of 1780 Broadsway at 57th Street New York City ; car was designated Type 137 an advanced 2 seater sporting car that its makers called a racing convertible and owned nothing to British Co ; only 1 car made and its believe to survive in the hands of a private collector according to correspondant at New Yorker Magazine" qv ; there is no photo of the car in the article by Michael Worthington-Williams

New Entry Reprint of Photo
SS Roadster featured in a period advert : Worthy of Comment -reprint phito from Old Motor; MWW includes a period bw advert of SS Roadster Type 137 Announcing the New American Albatross 137 - in column by Michawl Worthington Williams
See September 1984 Classic & Sportscar (GB) Page 14 Volume 3 Issue 4

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