Autobody - The bodyshop 1916 is a photograph by Mike Savad which was uploaded on August 17th, 2017.
Title
Autobody - The bodyshop 1916
Artist
Mike Savad
Medium
Photograph - Colorized Photo
Description
Colorized photo from 1916
Original Title: Semmes Motor Co
Location: Washington, DC
You wouldn't know it by looking, but this is an autobody shop. It looks more like a machine shop. When cars first came on the scene, they didn't have the proper places to repair and refuel them. Originally you would take you car to a blacksmith, and they would add the petrol, and hammer out the dents.
Later on, they became more like a machine shop, where they had to make new parts, or repair them. Fenders were hammered out, often using lead as a filler, filed down and lacquered. Often the entire body was removed from it frame (you could do that then). This particular shop does it all, engine, tires, and dents.
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August 17th, 2017
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