Bernardet

Scooters Bernardet Société Anonyme
legal form	SA
founding	1921
resolution	1957
Seat	Châtillon
Branch	Automobile manufacturer

Bernardet motor scooter (1952)

Bernardet was a French manufacturer of motorcycles and automobiles .

Company history

The three brothers René, Robert and Roger Bernardet founded the company Scooters Bernardet Société Anonyme in Bourg-la-Reine in 1921 . Initially, sidecars and motor scooters were created . In 1937 the company moved to Châtillon . Between 1947 and 1950 the company also manufactured a few automobiles. In 1957 the company was dissolved.

Automobiles

A small car was produced. The four - cylinder two-stroke engine with 798 cm³ displacement and 23 hp was installed across the front and drove the front wheels. The open body offered space for three people side by side. In 1949 the A 49 model followed as a coupé , the four-cylinder engine of which was reduced to 746 cc.

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: Cars. Encyclopédie complète. 1885 à nos jours. Courtille, Paris 1975. (French)

Web links

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

Association des Cycles et Véhicules Bernardet (French, accessed November 4, 2012)
GTÜ Society for Technical Monitoring mbH for automotive engineering (accessed on April 2, 2013)
GTÜ Society for Technical Monitoring mbH for motorcycle construction (accessed April 2, 2013)