Another Minerva Monday (Update)

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Update by Hans Compter:"The Minerva-factory-photo shows the huge coachbuilding-plant in Mortsel around the year 1928 I think. This opinion is based on the fact that most of the 4-door-Sedan-bodies visible in that photo are for the then popular small 12-hp-six-cylinder Minervas, type AH. The bodies for the later versions of that 12hp, known as the types AN, AO and AS, of the period 1929-1931 were slightly more rounded off at the front and rear. The last version was also known as the Minerva 2000."
EARLIER TEXT: See the fabulous photo we received from Minervist Bruno Costers showing the Minverva works around 1930 (can you date it more exactly?). Much more interesting is that you can almost see the complete proces of coachbuilding. Click here for more detail in the background. Beginning at the far end of the procduction hall we see the shelves with 'pre-fab' ashwood planks that are glued and bolted(?) together into rigid saloon frames. The big heap in the middle is holding all rubbers, straps, headliners, skins and more that are needed to finish the fabric/leather (?) coachworks. In the middle one can distinguish production figures on a chalkboard. And... no room for change for the about 35 man we counted. Coats & caps hang on hooks at the side... Somebody who really knows about coachbuilding could write a hundred page report when checking the full scan of this amazing photo. (Minerva photo nr. 168(?)2 ; collection Bruno Costers)

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