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Weymann

Weymann was the coachbuilding business of aviator Charles Terres Weymann, built around a patented flexible fabric-covered body system launched in 1921. It operated in Paris, England and Indianapolis, and was used by marques including Stutz and Bugatti before metal bodies overtook it.1,2,3

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Key facts

Founded
1921 (fabric-body system launched at the Paris Motor Show; exact company founding date not given)1 Independently researched
Founder
Charles Terres Weymann2 Independently researched
Headquarters
Paris, France (also Addlestone, England, and Indianapolis, USA)2,1 Independently researched
Status
Indianapolis operation closed at end of 1931; British company evolved into Metro Cammell Weymann1,2 Independently researched

History

Charles Terres Weymann launched his flexible fabric-body invention at the 1921 Paris Motor Show, and by 1923 the company had facilities in Paris and London, the British works being at Addlestone, Surrey. In 1926 he set up the Weymann American Body Company in Indianapolis, mainly to build coachwork for Stutz, which operated until the end of 1931 as metal fabrication and high-gloss finishes eroded fabric's advantages. The Paris firm rebodied Bugatti Royale chassis 41.110 as a two-door fixed-head coupé. The British company later evolved into the bus-body maker Metro Cammell Weymann.

1,2,3

Milestones

  1. 1921
    Weymann's flexible fabric body was launched at the Paris Motor Show.1
  2. 1926
    The Weymann American Body Company was set up in Indianapolis to build coachwork mainly for Stutz.1
  3. 1932
    Weymann coachwork was fitted to the Stutz DV-32 Super Bearcat.2

Sources

Each number links to the exact facts it supports.

  1. 1
    Charles Weymann Level B Indianapolis Encyclopedia (IUPUI/Polis Center)
    • "1921 Paris Motor Show"
    • founded in 1926 to build coachwork for Stutz
    • invention launched at the "1921 Paris Motor Show"
    • Indianapolis factory on East 22nd Street
    • operated from 1926 until the end of 1931
    • 1921 Paris launch; Indianapolis 1926–1931; Stutz; reasons for decline
    Accessed 2026-11-11
  2. 2
    Charles Weymann Part 1: Aviator, Coachbuilder Level C Simanaitis Says
    • 1932 Stutz DV-32 Super Bearcat: Weymann coachwork
    • Charles Terres Weymann devised the fabric coachwork technique
    • facilities in Paris and London by 1923; British works at "Addlestone, Surrey"
    • "evolved into Metro Cammell Weymann"
    • Paris and London by 1923; Addlestone; Metro Cammell Weymann
    Accessed 2026-11-11
  3. 3
    Bugatti Royale Level C Motor Car History (motor-car.net)
    • 41.110 "rebodied by Paris coach builder Weymann"
    Accessed 2026-11-11

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