Life, 1909-09-23 · page 4 of 28
Life — September 23, 1909 — page 4: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is **not a cartoon or satirical content**—it's a straightforward advertisement from *Life* magazine. **Brewster & Co.**, located at Broadway and 47th Street in New York, advertises custom automobile bodies built on the Delaunay-Belleville chassis. The ad emphasizes their "exclusive coach work" and services including custom bodies for any chassis and repairs to body or motor. Two illustrations show the same vehicle in open and partially closed configurations, demonstrating the coachwork's versatility. The Delaunay-Belleville was a prestigious French automobile chassis, suggesting Brewster served wealthy clientele seeking bespoke vehicles. This represents early 20th-century luxury automotive customization before mass production standardized car bodies.
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BREWSTER ®@ CO. Broadway and 47th St. NEW YoRK DELAUNAY-BELLEVILLE CHASSIS The New Low- Powered 6-Cylinder Chassis Perfection for Town and Suburban Use PEERLESS CARS (By special arrangement with the Peerless Motor Car Co.) Fitted with Our Exclusive Coach Work BODIES FOR ANY CHASSIS REPAIRS TO BODY OR MOTOR A BREWSTER BODY ON DELAUNAY-BELLEVILLE CHASSIS, SHOWN OPEN AND PARTLY CLOSED. comicbooks.com