Chapman Coachworks
In 1896, Horace Chapman Co. was founded by Horace A. Chapman III. A maker of luxury coaches for over 50 years, Chapman found sadly, that after the World War II had ended, his largest customer had decided to make all their bodies, in-house. To keep his business moving forward, Mr. Chapman designed and built the short lived 1500 and the more expensive 2100. Between 1948 and 1950, Chapman had sold about 5,000 examples of the 1500, while about 3,000 examples of the 2100 were sold. The 1500 featured a 1500 cc inline 4 that produced 50 bhp, whereas the 2100 utilized a 2111 cc inline 6 and produced 80 bhp. In 1950, the Horace Chapman Co. would shudder its facilities.
That would have been the end of the story, until 1997. The sale of a predominant luxury manufacturer, and the revival of a few more, in the European market, inspired the Board of Directors at Olympus, to start up their own Ultra-Lux brand. After Purchasing the Chapman Coachworks name, they revived the brand, and began hand assembling cars at a plant in Sussex England. Intended for limited production, these vehicles would be custom order only, and carry a hefty, elite sized price tag.
Complete with Elite Luxury accoutrements:
A plethora of choice interiors from Wagyu steer leather
Choices only limited by your imagination
Little known fact: It is perfectly legal to own leather works made of human flesh, so long as the donor is of sound mind and body, and dies of natural causes; needless to say, it’s on back order.