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Moal Coachbuilders has been hammering metal of one sort or another for a century, but for the latest generation of Moal family craftsmen, it's not what kind of custom cars they build, it's how they build them.
You won't find the place by accident. From the outside, it's just another nondescript commercial building in a nondescript section of Oakland, the kind of area that most cities euphemistically zone as "mixed; light industrial, retail, and residential." None of those three categories seem applicable here. There is no sign on the front of the building, only the barely visible ghost of lettering that once said "Bill Moal and Sons" above the door. Painted over many times through the years, it's now hidden beneath the uniform coat of anonymous gray that at least makes overnight graffiti invasions somewhat easier to rectify.
Photo Gallery: Carrozzeria America: Moal Coachbuilders - Automobile Magazine
Photo Gallery: Carrozzeria America: Moal Coachbuilders - Automobile Magazine