Shop of Siebert Associates, Inc.

The Shop of Siebert was formed in 1853 to produce buggies, carriages and wagons for the Ohio farm community of Waterville, which was located 15 miles south of Toledo.  They enjoyed a good reputation and soon began producing commercial carriages and hearses for businesses in nearby Toledo, Ohio and Detroit, Michigan. By the late 1880s production was focused on delivery wagons and hearses. In the early 1900s they started building bodies for motorized commercial vehicles and even manufactured their own assembled light truck called the Siebert between 1911 and 1916.

Starting in 1933 Siebert entered into an exclusive agreement to use Ford chassis on all of their vehicles. Starting with a standard Ford V8 sedan delivery whose body was made by Budd, Siebert cut the truck in the middle of the B pillar, lengthened the frame by either 24" or 36"" then spliced in a second B-pillar to B-pillar door on each side of the vehicle. The very same technique is still used today by coachbuilders who manufacture hearses and stretch limousines. All passenger car-based Siebert coaches featured front-opening "suicide" rear doors hinged to the C-pillar, as did most of their truck-based conversions. In 1935 three versions were available, an ambulance for $1470, a hearse for $1370, and a service car for a very low $1300.

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The Shop of Siebert was formed in 1853 to produce buggies, carriages and wagons for the Ohio farm community of Waterville, which was located 15 miles south of Toledo.  They enjoyed a good reputation and soon began producing commercial carriages and hearses for businesses in nearby Toledo, Ohio and Detroit, Michigan. By the late 1880s production was focused on delivery wagons and hearses. In the early 1900s they started building bodies for motorized commercial vehicles and even manufactured their own assembled light truck called the Siebert between 1911 and 1916.

Starting in 1933 Siebert entered into an exclusive agreement to use Ford chassis on all of their vehicles. Starting with a standard Ford V8 sedan delivery whose body was made by Budd, Siebert cut the truck in the middle of the B pillar, lengthened the frame by either 24" or 36"" then spliced in a second B-pillar to B-pillar door on each side of the vehicle. The very same technique is still used today by coachbuilders who manufacture hearses and stretch limousines. All passenger car-based Siebert coaches featured front-opening "suicide" rear doors hinged to the C-pillar, as did most of their truck-based conversions. In 1935 three versions were available, an ambulance for $1470, a hearse for $1370, and a service car for a very low $1300.

Subject ID: 30944

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