Curiosities
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In the 20's, newspapers used sometimes surprising shortcuts,
as above.
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A drawing from a catalog demonstrating the advantage of the Voisin rear side lamp.
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It seems to be a perfect system, when a Voisin meets...another one!
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A greasing plate prooving that the Voisin were not exclusive about...
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...the oil to be used for their engines.
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Clock or tachymeter
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Gabriel Voisin didn't trust his costumers about their way to drive, so, some clear advices could be useful.
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All Voisins didn't support the insults of time, see this C12 chassis (the third one known - #30127), |
How effectively socks a Voisin when you live 'downunder' and when the adequate tires are not available ? | |
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staged by the nature and destroyed since this picture was taken!
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Demonstration of the good usage of what we could call the 'tasmanian sock'.
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A body at least original for a C14, a wicker cockpit, |
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| This car announced at the 1996 Rétromobile as C15 (but it seems that it is 'something' else) is a good illustration of the style which Gabriel Voisin hated. A roadster deprived of any feature, provided with a disproportionate hood (and very empty) in total imbalance with a back part very (too much?) short. | ||
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It would have been built in this precise style by Saliot in 1933-1934 at the request of its owner. (Chassis number unknown - Engine
#47340)
It nevertheless participated, in the period, in a few 'concours d'elegance' and gained the 2002 Pebble Beach Best of Show. |
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Cockpit and engine before the american restoration.
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