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1930 RALLY NCP cyclecar reconstuction engine Salmson S4 (1.300ccm), 4-gear-box french registration papers "carte grise de collection" (Salmson 2 places)

Donnet / Donnet-Zédel

France, 1924 – 1934

SA des Automobiles Donnet, Nanterre, Seine; Neuilly, Seine, Pontarlier, Doubs.

After Zédel and Vinot et Deguingand ceased production, Donnet, a new company constituted from them in 1924, offered two new cars called Donnet-Zédel. A light car was made, the 7CV Donnet-Zedel Type G, which had a side-valve 4-cylinder engine of 1100cc and (unusual for so small a vehicle) a 4-speed gearbox. It was a solidly-built machine, and a Donnet-Zedel sports model was listed. There was, in addition, a medium-sized four of about 2¼-litres. From 1926, the Donnet-Zedel firm came to concentrate upon a 2½-litre six, also with side valves, which proved a popular car. Another, smaller six with 1.3-litres (later 1.8-litre) Sainturat-designed engine was also offered by Donnet-Zedel. In the 1932 range however, was a new small Donnet-Zedel car in the shape of a 750cc 2-stroke. This, a violet design, had been sold as the Dequingand until 1930. A fwd 2-litre 6-cylinder Donnet-Zedel, shown at the 1931 Paris Salon came to nothing. With the demise of Donnet, Simca took over the Donnet-Zedel factory.

Source: Georgano, encyclopedia of motorcar; TRN

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Rally

France, 1921 – 1933

Automobiles Rally, Colombes, Seine

The Rally car was a typical French sporting voiturette of its period, starting life as a 2-cylinder Rally cyclecar put together largely out of Harley-Davidson motorcycle parts, and growing up in 1922 into a normal 4-cylinder, water-cooled Rally car. The engine of this Rally car was of proprietary manufacture, and could be had in two sizes. S.C.A.P., Ruby, C.I.M.E. and Chapuis-Dornier units were used. There were 4 forward speeds on the Rally car. By 1927 there were four models Rally cars, the most powerful being a sports racing car with a Roots-supercharged twin overhead camshaft engine, and the most sophisticated an 1.100cc straight-8. Both these Rally cars were made only in prototype form. Later Rally cars were basically customized Salmsons.