Hampton Coach was established in 1977 by Stanwood Brown, a prominent Hampton NH businessman and antique car hobbyist who had previously owned and operated an auto supply company and motorcycle dealership. Mr. Brown had purchased a vintage Chevrolet and was interested in restoring it to its original condition. While there were numerous body shops in the area that were capable of handling the exterior work on Mr. Browns Chevy, he had difficulty locating a source for duplicating its original interior.

Mr. Brown's search eventually led him to the "LeBaron Bonney" in Amesbury Massachusetts, a company that was well known in the antique car circles for interior kits for Ford 1928-1954 cars and trucks as well as its stock of hard to find automobile upholstery materials and interior trim products. While LeBaron Bonney did have an extensive offering of interior kits for Fords, it was unable to help Mr. Brown with his Chevrolet. However, during his visits to LeBaron Bonney, Mr. Brown developed a friendship with Lee Atherton, the co-owner and founder of LeBaron Bonney , who encouraged Mr. Brown to establish a similar enterprise that would cater to antique Chevrolets and other general Motors vehicles.

With help and guidance from Mr. Atherton, Mr. Brown quickly embarked on the new venture which he named "Hampton Coach".

He began his operation in the town of Hampton, NH after taking some space in the historic Greenman Building...which would be their home until 1994 .  He then recruited a team of craftspeople, including a patternmaker, an upholsterer and a stitcher, all from local footwear manufacturers.

Mr. Brown then set out to create patterns of original interiors of more than 100 different models of Chevrolets manufactured between 1928-1940. (Hampton Coach currently has patterns for over 400 models between 1916-1954). As you can expect this was no small undertaking as each set of patterns required an original vehicle in reasonable condition. The second part of the problem was to locate original type materials including trims , upholstery material , carpets and top material for each model developed. This second problem was partially solved with Hampton Coach's ability to purchase many of these materials in small quantities from LeBaron Bonney Co, who over the years had developed extensive sources and inventories of these materials.

Thru local contacts and a national advertising campaign Hampton Coach continued to add new models to their ever growing list. 

The campaign was a tremendous success and in a relatively short time Hampton Coach possessed the most comprehensive collection of antique Chevrolet interior patterns in the world.

Thru direct mail to antique Chevrolet owners, magazine advertising, and attending antique auto shows. ..Mr Brown began to aggressively market Hampton Coach products and services. While "In Shop" installation was limited due to geographic distance of many customers, the company's reproduction interior kit sales proved to be a winner as hundreds of its kits were being purchased throughout the US , Canada and Europe. ...similar to the success enjoyed by the Ford counterpart company "LeBaron Bonney".

As its business flourished the company continued to expand its collection of interior patterns to include Chevrolets manufactured between 1916-1954.

In 1984 Mr. Brown decided to sell Hampton Coach and devote his time to selling antique cars and parts. He sold Hampton Coach to a local investor a Mr. William Vickers.

Thru a series of operational changes, which Mr. Vickers instituted , Hampton Coach continued to grow and expand its model offerings. In 1987 Mr. Vickers decided to move on to other areas of personal and professional interest and sold Hampton Coach to Mr. and Mrs. James A. Roll. Under their guidance Hampton Coach continued to grow, expanding their market worldwide and adding an extensive line of Buick kits (70) and certain models of Cadillac, Oldsmobile, Plymouth, Pontiac and LaSalle vehicles. Total kit offerings now stood at over 400 models. With its growing reputation for quality work , attention to detail and originality at reasonable prices...Hampton Coach's sales and orders reached all time highs.

In January of 1995 after extensive negotiations, Hampton Coach was sold to the "LeBaron Bonney" and moved "lock stock and barrel" including all its employees, to LeBaron Bonney's 50,000 sq ft plant 15 miles to the south in Amesbury, Massachusetts. The Rolls had decided to move on to other pursuits. LeBaron Bonney had been exploring various avenues of expanding its business and the purchase of Hampton Coach seemed a natural.

As a "division of LeBaron Bonney", "Hampton Coach" operates in the same facility as LeBaron Bonney and the two companies share their combined 61 years experience and expertise that both companies have accumulated.