One of the eight original, authentic Derham Toursters
Original chassis, firewall, engine, and coachwork
In his 1972 autobiography, Rolling Sculpture, Buehrig designed the Tourster as being “severely plain in its ornamentation and [having] the unusual virtue of being equally handsome with the top in the raised position or when it is lowered.” The length of the chassis exaggerated the car’s lowered proportions, created by moving the rear seat ahead of the rear axle and the foot…
One of the eight original, authentic Derham Toursters
Original chassis, firewall, engine, and coachwork
In his 1972 autobiography, Rolling Sculpture, Buehrig designed the Tourster as being “severely plain in its ornamentation and [having] the unusual virtue of being equally handsome with the top in the raised position or when it is lowered.” The length of the chassis exaggerated the car’s lowered proportions, created by moving the rear seat ahead of the rear axle and the foot wells within the frame rails, which increased room for passengers while also permitting the top and sides of the body to be lower than on a standard phaeton.