Decolon

Établissements M. Decolon was a French manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The company from Champigny-sur-Marne manufactured frames for mopeds and motorcycles . In 1955 a small car with the brand name PB was presented. The successor model appeared in 1957 and was given the brand name Decolon . Production ended in 1957. In total, only a few vehicles were built. One source cites the comparatively high price as the reason for the low sales success.

vehicles

The first model was a tricycle with the single wheel at the back. A single - cylinder two-stroke engine from Ydral with a displacement of 175 cm³ and an output of 8 hp provided the drive . The open, doorless body offered space for two people side by side. The maximum speed was specified with 80 km / h, and the curb weight with 175 kg. The vehicle was 265 cm long, 138 cm wide and 115 cm high. The new price in October 1955 was between 200,000 and 230,000 French francs .

The next model was a further development. Two engines were now available for the drive: a single-cylinder engine from Ydral with 125 cm³ displacement and 5 HP output and a motor with 175 cm³ displacement and 10 HP output.

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)
George Nick Georgano: Cars. Encyclopédie complète. 1885 à nos jours. Courtille, Paris 1975. (French)
René Bellu: Les voitures françaises des années 50th Editions Jean-Pierre Delville, Paris 1983, ISBN 2-85922-032-1 . (French)
René Bellu: Automobilia. Edition 2. Toutes les voitures françaises 1956. Salon 1955. Histoire & Collections, Paris 1997. (French)

Web links

Allcarindex for Decolon (accessed November 30, 2013)
Allcarindex zu PB (English, accessed November 30, 2013)

Individual evidence

^ ^A ^b Georgano: The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Bellu: Toutes les voitures françaises 1956.
↑ Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .

[Beaulieu-1] A ^b Georgano: The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.

[Automobilia_1956-2] Bellu: Toutes les voitures françaises 1956.

[Die_Internationale_Automobil-Enzyklopädie-3] Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .