Etablissements Poirier

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Établissements G. Poirier
legal form
founding 1928
resolution 1980s
Reason for dissolution Takeover by Invacare
Seat Fondettes
Branch Automobile manufacturer

Poirier from 1953
also available without motor

Établissements G. Poirier was a French company in the mobility aids sector and at times manufacturer of motor vehicles .

Company history

The Fondettes-based company began producing mobility aids and motor vehicles in 1928. The brand name was Poirier . Automobile production ended in 1958. In the 1980s it was taken over by Invacare .

vehicles

The vehicles were produced for the special requirements of the physically handicapped. Mostly it was a three-wheeler with the single wheel in front. The built-in engines with 98 cm³ to 125 cm³ cubic capacity were supplied by Peugeot , Sachs and Ydral , among others . The motors were mounted under the driver's seat and drove the rear wheels. There were both single-seaters and tandem two-seaters.

literature

  • Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
  • George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Volume 3: P – Z. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 . (English)
  • George Nick Georgano: Cars. Encyclopédie complète. 1885 à nos jours. Courtille, Paris 1975. (French)

Web links

Commons : Poirier  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
  2. ^ Georgano: The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.
  3. ^ Georgano: Cars. Encyclopédie complète. 1885 à nos jours.