Jean Gras

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SA of the automobile Jean Gras

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Jean Gras from 1925

The SA des Automobiles Jean Gras was a French manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

Jean Gras founded the automobile production company in 1924. The location was the former factory of Philos in Lyon . In the same year, the first vehicles were presented at the Paris Motor Show. The brand name was Jean Gras . Production ended in 1930. A total of around 200 vehicles were built.

vehicles

The Type A had a four-cylinder engine from CIME with OHC valve control and 1494 cm³ displacement . The Type B also had a four-cylinder engine of CIME, but with Overhead valves and 1200 cc capacity. These models had a conventional chassis and had Perrot four-wheel brakes . The most common body style was a sedan with six side windows, but the range also featured a Coupé de Ville and a touring car . The vehicles were also used in car races.

In 1926 or 1927 a model followed with a six-cylinder engine with OHV valve control and 1557 cm³ displacement. This model had a lower frame. The production of the six-cylinder models took place in the Construction Électriques et Mécaniques branch in Dijon .

A vehicle of this brand can be seen in the Musée Henri Malartre in Rochetaillée-sur-Saône .

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)
  • Marián Šuman-Hreblay: Automobile Manufacturers Worldwide Registry. McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, London 2000, ISBN 0-7864-0972-X . (English)

Web links

Commons : Jean Gras  - collection of images, videos and audio files

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 f Georgano: The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.
  3. ↑ a b Georgano: Cars. Encyclopédie complète. 1885 à nos jours.
  4. ↑ Šuman-Hreblay: Automobile Manufacturers Worldwide Registry.