If you like a drop of gin, this one’s for you

In May we shall set a challenge to all Coachmakers: display your wit and wisdom and you could win a bottle of Nicholson Original London Dry Gin. You will be invited, in 30 words or fewer, to answer this question:

How did the Coachmakers evolve from crafting mostly wooden conveyances that relied on equine power, to manufacturing horseless carriages and heavier-than-air machines?