Compagnie Générale des Voitures à Paris

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Compagnie Générale des Voitures à Paris
legal form Société Anonyme
founding 1924
resolution 1929
Seat Paris , France
Branch Automobile manufacturer

The Compagnie Générale des Voitures à Paris was a French manufacturer of automobiles . An advertisement from the company confirms this spelling.

Company history

The Paris-based company began producing automobiles in 1924. The brand names were Classic and Celtic . Léon Max took over the production and marketing of the Celtic in 1928 . Production ended in 1929.

vehicles

Classic

This brand name was used between 1924 and 1929. Medium-sized cars were on offer, often used as taxis . Three engines were available for the drive: a four-cylinder engine from Chapuis-Dornier with 1846 cm³ displacement , an engine with 1593 cm³ displacement and a motor with 2116 cm³ displacement from Sergeant . In 1926 the company presented a landaulet and a touring car at the Paris Motor Show .

Celtic

Small cars received this brand name. The designer was Jacques Bignan, who previously headed Automobiles Bignan . Initially, a four-cylinder engine with side valves and a displacement of 700 cm³ drove the vehicles. Later a larger engine with OHV valve control and 1085 cm³ displacement was available. The aerodynamic body based on a patent by Duvivier corresponded in structure to the Weymann body . In 1927 a Celtic took second place in its class at the Monte Carlo Rally .

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b c 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 e George Nicholas Georgano (Ed.): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile . Volume 1: A-F . Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 (English).
  3. ^ René Bellu: Toutes les Voitures Françaises 1976. Salon 1975. Toutes les Voitures Françaises 1926. Histoire & Collections, Paris 2007, p. 64 (French).