This 1930 Stutz Model M (the rear of it, at least) appears to come tantalizingly close to the shapes and forms used on the Chrysler Thunderbolt and the myriad other long, low, partially streamlined cars of the late 1930s. From the seller's description:

"Professionals appreciated Stutzs leadership including New York City coach maker Adolph Schneider. Born in Germany in 1896 Schneider emigrated to the U.S. in 1913 joining two sisters already living in Brooklyn. A year later he went to work for Sharebolt Manufacturing Co. where he learned the trades of the custom coach maker from the ground up.

After a brief period with Locke he opened his own shop as a journeyman metal former in 1930. He would continue at the trade until retirement a half century later. About 1935 Schneider built his first personal custom. He used a Stutz chassis. Two more followed culminating in the remarkable 1930 Model M-based coupe offered here."

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