Body By Briggs

51hornet · Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 11:38 am Post subject: Body By Briggs

Reading through the latest Hemmings Classic car and besides having a cool article on how to spend too much money restoring a Hudson Hollywood they had a great article on the Briggs Manufacturing company. And I know Moe is well versed in Briggs.

Looking through some of their designs they have one car that looks like the prototype VW Beetle. Said it was based on the Tjaarda which is a car I have always loved as Batman would have driven one.

Nice article and I am sure Moe has more info to impart.

Dave53-7C · Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 7:08 pm Post subject: Re: Body By Briggs

Looks like another hideous Nash/AMC design to me.

www.tom-tjaarda.net/gr...ene_02.php

As monsterously ugly as any full sized early 60's Plymouth.

www.tom-tjaarda.net/gr...ann_02.php

Oh, look, it's an AMC Gremlin!

www.tom-tjaarda.net/gr...uzu_02.php

51hornet · Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 7:25 pm Post subject: Re: Body By Briggs

Those are all Tom Tjaarda I am talking John Tjaarda who worked for Briggs and designed the body on Moe's car. He also designed some really streamlined cars that appeared in the 30's and 40's. One looked just like a VW bug before VW rolled it out. I wonder did they steal his design.

Dave53-7C · Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 8:03 pm Post subject: Re: Body By Briggs

Well, then be more specific then. Here we go: www.coachbuilt.com/des...a_john.htm

He must have had a brain fart on this one:

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51hornet · Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 12:37 am Post subject: Re: Body By Briggs

Dude I love the scarab. Thats the type of vehicle you fight crime in.

Dave53-7C · Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 10:04 am Post subject: Re: Body By Briggs

True. The felons see that coming and run! You'll have to admit that his other work was wonderful.