S.A.R.A.

France, 1923 – 1930

Sté des Autos à Refroidissement par Air, Courbevoie, Seine; Puteaux, Seine

The SARA car was the only French car of the 1920s to make a success of air cooling. The SARA car began life as a two-seater light car, low-built and weighing very little, powered by an 1.100cc ohv engine. A centrifugal turbine blower impelled air into a jacket around the cylinders, providing very effective cooling. The rest of the SARA car was typical of French voiturette practice of the time – three forward speeds, shaft drive, no differential, and front suspension by a transverse spring. Road-holding of the SARA car was good. The SARA car acquired four seats and front-wheel brakes in 1925 and four forward speeds in 1927, but the first really new SARA car model appeared in the following year, when the SARA car grew up into a full-sized car, with a 6-cylinder engine of 1.806cc, retaining the same design as earlier SARA cars, and half-elliptic front springs. The SARA car was made in saloon and coupé form, and for two years the SARA car was built under licence in Scotland under the name Scotsman.

Source: Georgano, encyclopedia of motorcar; TRN

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