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Brunn & Company

Defunct American motor vehicle manufacturer

Brunn & Company was an American coachbuilding business founded in 1908 by carriage designer Hermann A. Brunn (1874–1941) in Buffalo, New York. He was the father of Hermann C. (1908–1989) who initially worked for his father, then was employed by the Ford Motor Company after Brunn & Company closed in 1941. Hermann A. Brunn also had an uncle named Henry Brunn who founded a second coachwork company in Buffalo called Brunn Carriage Mfg Co. Much of their work was for Lincoln Motor Cars after being purchased by the Ford Motor Company in 1922.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1908Founded1
  • HeadquartersBuffalo1

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1938 Cadillac Series 60 Special roadster by Brunn (4655337808)
Photo: JOHN LLOYD from Concrete, Washington, United States, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

Brunn & Company was an American coachbuilding business founded in 1908 by carriage designer Hermann A. Brunn (1874–1941) in Buffalo, New York. He was the father of Hermann C. (1908–1989) who initially worked for his father, then was employed by the Ford Motor Company after Brunn & Company closed in 1941. Hermann A. Brunn also had an uncle named Henry Brunn who founded a second coachwork company in Buffalo called Brunn Carriage Mfg Co. Much of their work was for Lincoln Motor Cars after being purchased by the Ford Motor Company in 1922.2

Timeline

  1. 1941Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1908Founded Founded1

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