Details
- Status
- Defunct
- Market
- United States; specialty European export
- Country of Origin
- United States / Italy
- Market Notes
- Primarily aimed at affluent American enthusiasts, despite multinational construction.
Arnolt was the automotive marque associated with American industrialist and importer Stanley H. “Wacky” Arnolt. During the 1950s, Arnolt commissioned European-bodied specialty cars using mechanical components from manufacturers including MG, Aston Martin and Bristol. The best known was the Arnolt-Bristol, which combined a British Bristol chassis and drivetrain with Italian coachwork by Bertone before sale largely to American customers. The marque represents a particularly interesting period of transatlantic specialty-car production in which American financing, British engineering and Italian design were combined in very small numbers.
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