Cyclecars Major

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Cyclecars Major
legal form
founding 1920
resolution 1932
Seat Paris
Branch Automobile manufacturer

Cyclecars Major was a French manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The Paris-based company began producing automobiles in 1920. The brand name was Major . Production ended in 1921 or 1923. In 1932 vehicles were presented again at the Paris Motor Show, but they did not go into series production.

vehicles

The first model was a cycle car and was created under a license from Violet-Bogey . A two-cylinder two - stroke engine with 1058 cm³ or 1085 cm³ displacement provided the drive . The vehicles were also used in racing.

The 1932 model 3 CV was designed by Marcel Violet. A single cylinder engine with 540 cm³ or 592 cm³ displacement propelled the vehicle. Two chassis of different lengths as well as a coupé and a convertible were exhibited from this model .

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 2: G – O. 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)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e 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 f Georgano: The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.
  3. ↑ a b c d e Georgano: Cars. Encyclopédie complète. 1885 à nos jours.