Doug
From the time we started on the chassis to completion the average time was six weeks for a hearse or combination eight weeks for a high top ambulance.
At Comet (C/B) it was about the same time, don't know about Superior.
With us it took several stops with different amounts of personel. The average stations were, chassis extension, body building, roof installation, door building, metal finishing, paint, upholstery and final prep for delivery. Some of our employees had several skills.
I was talking with Paul the other day about the men that custom built these coaches. The skills they possessed and some like my dad, Horace Davis, Denton Edgar, Ray Bell and my brother Tom were artist at the trade. Most could do more that one operation.
Jack Pinner
Pinner Coach Company
1958-1971