Carrossiers: Frankrijk: boeken - historie en modellen

Figoni on Delahaye

Dit boek belicht het artistieke talent van Joseph Figoni en zijn elegante ontwerpen voor Delahaye-auto's. Het toont zijn creatieve proces aan de hand van schetsen, modellen en zeldzame bewaarde objecten.

Moderne foto's, waaronder die van Michael Furman, leggen de tijdloze schoonheid vast van Figoni's gerestaureerde meesterwerken. Het Figoni-archief, met notitieboeken, historische foto's en documenten, biedt waardevolle inzichten in deze legendarische auto's.

Het boek presenteert meer dan vijftig Delahayes met Figoni's kenmerkende carrosserie, elk gedetailleerd beschreven. Een bijlage, "Joseph Figoni's Ontwerpen en Tekeningen", bevat veel ongepubliceerde schetsen.

Claude Figoni vertelt over de reis van zijn vader, van een bescheiden begin tot een van Frankrijk's belangrijkste carrosseriebouwers. Richard Adatto deelt persoonlijke ervaringen met verzamelaars en restaurateurs.

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Marcel Pourtout: Carrossier

Pourtout is a name often mentioned as one of the greats of French coachbuilding. It was the company behind the rakish Darl'mat Peugeots of the 1930s and the famous 'Embiricos' Bentley. From modest beginnings, founder Marcel Pourtout - latterly working with designer Georges Paulin - created a respected business that bodied some of the world's finest and most interesting chassis.

When bespoke coachwork became a thing of the past, Carrosserie Pourtout was one of the few companies to survive. It moved on to fresh areas of activity. Quick on its feet, it thrived in a newly dynamised post-war France, whilst remaining a family business under the direction of Marcel Pourtout's second son Claude.

Extravagant publicity vehicles, notably for the 'Tour de France' cycle race, replaced special-bodied Hispano-Suizas and Delahayes. Then Carrosserie Pourtout became involved with ALM, for whom it created a cab body that redefined the image of the company's rugged trucks, these becoming a staple of armed forces around the world.
Finally it became France's leading converter of Peugeot light vans and a sub-contractor for the aircraft and oil-prospecting industries.

Written by award-winning author Jon Pressnell, this is the first history of Carrosserie Pourtout and has been compiled with the full and generous support of the Pourtout family.
Using surviving documentation from the archives held by Kévin Pourtout, it tells the complete story of this enterprising small business, from its inception in 1925 to its demise in 1994.

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Les carrosseries Henri Chapron

Henri Chapron startte in 1919 zijn koetsenfabriek, in het westen van Parijs. Hij werd snel beroemd om de kwaliteit van zijn werk. In de jaren dertig begon hij prachtige koetswerken te maken voor prestigemerken als Delahaye en Delage.

Na een verhuizing naar de 114-116 avenue A. Briand te Levallois-Perret tekende Henri Chapron sierlijke limousines, coupés en cabriolets, die in heel Europa beroemd zouden worden.
Later werd hij ook aangesteld als officieel leverancier voor de wagens van de Franse presidenten Coty, de Gaulle, Pompidou en Giscard d'Estaing. Nog altijd zijn in het Elysée twee SM's met Chapron carrosserie in gebruik.

Dit schitterende boek vertelt over een eeuw Chapron geschiedenis, van 1886 tot 1986.

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Encyclopédie de la carrosserie française

Coachbuilders, manufacturers, schools, stylists, designers... the 500 players in creation. As announced in the foreword to the book "La carrosserie française - du style au design", a second volume was to follow, focusing on inventorying, from A to Z, all the players who have been involved in the evolution of bodywork, from its origins to today.

The book is divided into two parts, the first devoted to companies, the second to personalities. Among the 350 companies presented, we will find the vast majority of coachbuilders who have been or are still active in France. Also grouped are the manufacturers who have been involved in the evolution of bodywork, on an aesthetic or technical level.
For each brand, we discover how the style or design studios have evolved over the years. The main design schools and suppliers to the automobile industry are also cited. Among the 150 personalities listed, we will discover the women and men who have contributed to the technological or aesthetic evolution of bodywork: stylists, designers and engineers.

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Letourneur & Marchand Autobineau, maîtres carrossiers français (Collection Prestige)

The Letourneur & Marchand body shop is an excellent example of industrial longevity and adaptation. From 1905 to 1998, it offers a century of know-how and talent. Letourneur & Marchand will be the first to body petrol-powered cars, and almost the last, apart from Chapron, Pichon-Parat and Heuliez, to exhibit at the Motor Show.

The quality of their creations and the elegance of their style were and remain recognized. "Bon chic, bon genre" creations that delight international elegance competitions and prestigious auctions. The Letourneur & Marchand body shop is a symbol of French artisan automobile know-how of the 20th century.

Summary:

Part 1 - History of the Letourneur & Marchand bodywork
1. From one world to another
2. Two young apprentices at the beginning of the 20th century
3. The rise of a great coachbuilder
4. The war and the Occupation
5. The last lights before the end
6. Diversification then reconversion
7. Autobineau
Part 2 - Production of the Letourneur & Marchand and Autobineau bodies

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