#SHArnoltInc
In the automotive industry, S.H. Arnolt Inc. of Chicago and Warsaw, Indiana, sold four different manufacturer's cars with Bertone bodies during the period 1953 to 1968. Stanley H. "Wacky" Arnolt was a Chicago industrialist, who began importing foreign cars in the 1950s to the United States. Though sold as American cars, the cars were true hybrids, with British mechanicals, Italian bodywork, and U.S. sales and distribution, as well as in some cases final assembly and body work. S.H. Arnolt Inc. was a licensed automobile manufacturer in the State of Illinois. A fortuitous meeting with Bertone at the Turin Auto Show in 1952 resulted in four collaborative efforts between Arnolt and Bertone, involving running gear and engines from the British car manufacturers MG, Aston Martin, Bentley, and Bristol.
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CARS (2)
1954 Aston Martin DB2/4 Mk I Spider
- Coachbuilder: Bertone
- Chassis n°: LML/505
- Engine n°: VB6J/91
Private collection
1954 Arnolt Bristol Bolide
- Coachbuilder: Bertone
- Chassis n°: 404X3076
- Engine n°: 225BS1MKII
Private collection