Symetric Arbel

Automobiles François Arbel
legal form
founding	1951
resolution	1958
Seat	Paris
Branch	Automobile manufacturer

Symetric-Arbel was a French car brand.

Company history

Automobiles François Arbel was founded in Paris in 1951 . In collaboration with the Loubière brothers, the development of automobiles began . Production ended in 1958 when the company was dissolved.

vehicles

The only model offered was a large sedan with sliding doors and two panoramic windows . As a special feature, the front and rear were almost symmetrical. Electric motors in the four wheels provided the drive . There was also a generator operated by a Simca engine. With a wheelbase of 3 meters, the vehicle length was 5 meters, the vehicle width 1.8 meters and the vehicle height 1.55 meters.

literature

• Roger Gloor: Post-war car from 1945–1960. Hallwag Verlag, Bern and Stuttgart 1986, ISBN 3-444-10263-1
• 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 3: P – Z. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 . (English)

Web links

• GTÜ Society for Technical Monitoring mbH (accessed on April 6, 2013)
• Vintage European Automobiles (French, accessed April 6, 2013)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
2. ^ Georgano: The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.