Panhard & Levassor Pioneers in Automobile Excellence

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Panhard & Levassor was a ground-breaking company whose innovations set the standard for modern motoring. Not only was it the first company to produce a vehicle with an internal combustion engine mounted at the head of the chassis rather than under the driver's seat, the entire 'Panhard' layout of engine, gearbox, shaft drive to rigid rear axle, set the standard which is still used today. The author follows the fortunes of the company and its two founders, the affable and portly Rene Panhard complementing the intelligent and somewhat haughty Emile Levassor. From the late 1800s, they continued to produce revolutionary designs,including sleeve valves, monocoque chassis units and the new enconomy cars with air-cooled flat-twin engines and bodies and chassis made largely of aluminium. The story ends with the take over of the company by Citroen, which ultimately absorbed the Panhard & Levassor creative genius into their own designs.
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Stock Code A6534.0
Author Beare D
ISBN13 9781445665344
Format Softback
Height(mm) 234
Width(mm) 165
Page Count 96
Pictures 200
Publication Date 31 Dec 2017
Publisher AMBERLEY PUBLISHING
Publication Status Available
Record last updated 14/09/2023