BobT-47P15 Posted March 28, 2016 Report Share Posted March 28, 2016 Built by Western Flyer Coach for use by Canadian company Brewster Touring. Wonder if any survived. They also had some glass roof buses in operation in the late 1940s....early 1950s, 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knuckleharley Posted March 28, 2016 Report Share Posted March 28, 2016 I'm betting not a single of of them survived. I can't imagine them being very popular in the used car market back then. Can you imagine how hot it would be riding around in one of them in the summer? My guess is when they became obsolete,they were traded into to dealer for junk value,and the dealer sold them to junkyards that stripped them down for parts they could sell,and scrapped the bodies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin (UK) Posted March 28, 2016 Report Share Posted March 28, 2016 (edited) According to this archive listing, the Dodge was a one-off, built for Brewster Transportation in 1946. http://www.angelfire.com/ca/TORONTO/builders/wfclist.html Here's a color picture of the car, on the cover of Brewster's Canadian Rockies tour brochure... Edited March 28, 2016 by Robin (UK) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Labrauer Posted April 1, 2016 Report Share Posted April 1, 2016 This is probably the first roof of it's kind. I would be great up in the northern part of the states but down here in Texas near the coast you would roast in the summer and probably do the same in the winter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobT-47P15 Posted April 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2016 Pretty amazing -- all the things people have done with (and to) vehicles over the years. Too bad a few more of them didn't survive. However -- I bet there are a few interesting vehicles still hidden in barns and basements.......and they are slowly getting discovered as the owners get old or pass on. I like to watch the "Americarna" show on the Velocity channel and also "Chasing Classic Cars". They sometimes find some goodies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg g Posted April 8, 2016 Report Share Posted April 8, 2016 (edited) There were still a handfull of these De Sotos running around NYC, when I was in college in Brooklyn. They were real popular through the late 50's. A portion of the roof retracted to provide views of the high rise skyline. I believe some Checker cabs of the era had a folding rear section like a cabriolet that lowered completely http://www.coachbuilt.com/bui/w/waters/waters.htm Edited April 8, 2016 by greg g 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin (UK) Posted April 8, 2016 Report Share Posted April 8, 2016 DeSoto SkyView movie star! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonaldSmith Posted April 8, 2016 Report Share Posted April 8, 2016 I believe the Checker had a pivoting rear section of the roof, all metal. Pivot open, pivot closed. The DeSoto cab had a metal frame around on the rear door windows, probably to keep exuberant passengers from breaking the glass by leaning out. The New York cabs were specially fitted out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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