Polycarters

SARL Polycarters is a French company and a former manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The Sorigny-based company began producing automobiles in 1970 under the management of G. de Tayrac. In October of the same year it presented vehicles at the Paris Motor Show . The brand name was Polycarters . Automobile production ended in 1972. The company is still active in the field of engine and turbine construction.

vehicles

One model was a microcar . A Sachs engine with 50 cm³ displacement provided the drive . At that time, such vehicles could be driven in France without a license .

The other model was a type of beach wagon . The chassis of the Renault 4 formed the basis . The roof and doors could be removed. Several dozen copies were made.

literature

• George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Volume 3: P – Z. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 . (English)
• René Bellu: Automobilia. Issue 86. Toutes les voitures françaises 1971. Salon 1970. Histoire & Collections, Paris 2007. (French)

Web links

• Company data (French, accessed November 16, 2013)
• Allcarindex (accessed November 16, 2013)
• Photo of an R 4 polycarter (accessed November 16, 2013)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Georgano: The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.
2. ↑ ^{a b c} Bellu: Toutes les voitures françaises 1971.