Quite practical - the trunk
08/27/2018
It is almost as much a part of the automobile as the engine, the trunk. However, this was not the case from the very beginning and, of course, only road vehicles had and still have this practical storage space, while a Formula 1 racing car, for example, can get by without one and sports prototypes only had one when the regulations required it.
However, a trunk was not a matter of course from the outset, and it was only from the 1920s onwards that the idea that it would be practical to be able to store luggage in the car became more widespread. Before that, it was probably transported separately.
And what if the coachbuilder hadn't provided an integrated trunk? Then they simply mounted a spacious and sturdy suitcase on the luggage rack, as can be seen on the 1933 Rolls-Royce Phantom II that "ran" in front of our lens at the British Car Meeting in Mollis.
The report on the British Car Meeting will follow shortly.
