Automobiles Ardex

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Automobiles Ardex

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founding 1934
resolution 1955
Seat Nanterre , France
Branch Automobile manufacturer

Ardex from 1952–1955
Ardex from 1952 in the Auto & Tractor Museum in Uhldingen

Automobiles Ardex was a French manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The Nanterre company started manufacturing automobiles in 1934. The brand name was Ardex . Production initially ended in 1937. Vehicles were built again between 1952 and 1955.

vehicles

In 1934 Ardex manufactured a small car in the style of the English three-wheeler Morgan . A V2 engine with 500 cm³ displacement provided the drive . A four-wheeled car followed in 1937. With a new price of 5500 French francs , it was the cheapest on the French market.

In 1952, Ardex introduced a microcar . A single - cylinder two-stroke engine from Société Anonyme Briban (SABB) with either 100 cm³ or 125 cm³ displacement powered the vehicle. A built-in engine from Fichtel & Sachs with a displacement of 50 cm³ was also available. The vehicle was 240 cm long and 107 cm wide.

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 1: A – F. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 . (English)

Web links

Commons : Automobiles Ardex  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
  2. ↑ a b c d Georgano: The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.