Le Vicomte Classic Coachbuilders

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Le Vicomte Classic Coachbuilders Inc.
legal form Inc.
founding 1977
resolution 1987
Seat Saint-Sauveur des Monts , Canada
management Hedy gemstone
Branch Automobiles

Le Vicomte Classic Coachbuilders Inc. , also known as Les Carrosseries Classiques Vicomte Inc. , was a Canadian manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The company was founded on July 15, 1977 in Saint-Sauveur des Monts . The production of automobiles began. The brand name was Le Vicomte according to two sources , Le Victome , Vicomte and Renaissance according to others . Production ended in 1980. On March 6, 1987 the company was dissolved.

vehicles

The only Renaissance model was a 1930s-style vehicle. The base formed a chassis of a commercial vehicle of Ford with 3655 mm wheelbase . A four-seater body made of steel was mounted on top. One source writes Cabriolet , another Coupé . Images show closed vehicles with a convertible top, although it remains unclear whether the convertible top could be opened. A V8 engine from Ford with 6,600 cc displacement and 175  hp powered vehicles. Manual shift and automatic transmission were available.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Companies of Canada (accessed December 17, 2016)
  2. ↑ a b c d e f Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Renaissance and Viscount.
  3. ↑ a b c d e f g h George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 895. (English)
  4. ↑ a b c d Allcarindex (English, accessed December 17, 2016)
  5. ↑ a b c d'Auto (Dutch, accessed December 17, 2016)