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.

Source: Georgano, encyclopedia of motorcar; TRN

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