Automobiles Grandin

Automobiles Dallas (1981–1984) Automobiles Grandin SA (1984–1998)
legal form	SA
founding	1981
resolution	1998
Seat	Marne-la-Vallée , France
management	Frank Alamo
Branch	Automobile manufacturer

Automobiles Grandin SA , previously Automobiles Dallas , was a French manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

Jean-Claude Hrubon, who also headed Société Hrubon , founded Automobiles Dallas in Neuilly-sur-Seine in 1981 and began manufacturing automobiles. The brand name was Dallas . In 1984 the company was renamed Automobiles Grandin SA when the singer Frank Alamo (born Jean-François Grandin) took over the company. In the same year the company moved to Marne-la-Vallée . Production ended in 1998. A total of around 5000 vehicles were built.

vehicles

The company made small off-road vehicles that resembled the jeep . Initially, the vehicles were built on the chassis of the Renault 4 , optionally with front-wheel drive or all-wheel drive . The engine had a displacement of 1108 cm³ . The vehicle was 297 cm long and weighed 630 kg. In 1982 the new prices were 35,000 French francs for the front-wheel drive and 52,000 francs for the all-wheel drive. In 1986 the Dallas II model came out. The mechanics now came from the Peugeot 205 . There was a choice of gasoline and diesel engines . The open body was made of fiberglass and offered space for four people. A hard top was available as an option.

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)
• René Bellu: Automobilia. Edition 80. Toutes les voitures françaises 1982. Salon 1981. Histoire & Collections, Paris 2006. (French)
• René Bellu: Automobilia. Issue 96. Toutes les voitures françaises 1983. Salon 1982. Histoire & Collections, Paris 2009. (French)
• Bernd Ostmann (editor-in-chief): Auto catalog 1995. Vereinigte Motor-Verlage GmbH & Co. KG, Stuttgart 1994.

Web links

• GTÜ Society for Technical Monitoring mbH (accessed on November 26, 2013)
• Allcarindex (accessed November 30, 2013)
• Dallas Club (French, accessed November 5, 2013)

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. ^ Georgano: The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.