Le Piaf

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Le Piaf was a French car brand.

Company history

The company Société Industrielle de Livry was based at 66 avenue Émile Zola in the 15th arrondissement of Paris . The first two models were given the brand names Atlas and Kover . In 1951 a third model appeared, which was marketed as Le Piaf . Production ended in 1952.

vehicles

Only one model was created under this brand. The vehicle was a small four-wheeled beach wagon , presented at the Paris Motor Show in October 1951 . There were no doors, but an emergency roof. A single cylinder - four cycle engine of AMC was mounted in the rear and the left rear powered. The engine had a displacement of 175 cm³ and made 8.5 hp . With a wheelbase of 175 cm and a track width of 110 cm at the front and 100 cm at the rear, the vehicle was 275 cm long, 124 cm wide and 120 cm high with a convertible top. The curb weight was given as 195 kg. The price in October 1951 was 200,000 French francs .

literature

  • Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Le Piaf.
  • 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)
  • René Bellu: Les voitures françaises des années 50th Editions Jean-Pierre Delville, Paris 1983, ISBN 2-85922-032-1 . (French)
  • René Bellu: Automobilia. Edition 20. Toutes les voitures françaises 1952. Salon 1951. Histoire & Collections, Paris 2001. (French)

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Le Piaf.
  2. ↑ George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 . (English)
  3. ↑ a b c d e f Bellu: Toutes les voitures françaises 1952.