Puzzle #1092 - Solved! 1939 Voisin C30

Otto Puzzell · November 28, 2008, 03:13:34 AM

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@re · November 28, 2008, 06:30:22 AM

Is that a massive hood ornament, or is it just happy to star at AutoPuzzles.com?

Otto Puzzell · December 02, 2008, 03:34:18 AM

No.

Otto Puzzell · December 06, 2008, 07:04:10 AM

Bumped upstairs

Arunas · December 06, 2008, 08:49:05 AM

French? Prototype?

Anton · December 06, 2008, 08:59:15 AM

Panhard special?

Otto Puzzell · December 07, 2008, 03:41:50 AM

It is French; it is not a Panhard.

Arunas · December 07, 2008, 03:44:33 AM

Quote from: Otto Puzzell on December 07, 2008, 03:41:50 AM
It is French; it is not a Panhard.

1950 - 1955 ? Prototype?

Otto Puzzell · December 07, 2008, 03:48:11 AM

Not a prototype. I believe this is a coachbuilt example of a (limited) production automobile.

Otto Puzzell · December 07, 2008, 03:52:37 AM

Correction - this one came this way from the factory.

Arunas · December 07, 2008, 03:53:50 AM

Made in 1940s?

Otto Puzzell · December 07, 2008, 03:58:09 AM

No.

Arunas · December 07, 2008, 03:59:01 AM

Quote from: Otto Puzzell on December 07, 2008, 03:58:09 AM
No.

50s?

DynaMike · December 07, 2008, 04:18:23 AM

Wheels and hood ornament seem to match with a late thirties Voisin C30, but I couldn't find this body shape...

Anton · December 07, 2008, 05:17:55 AM

Grégoire?

Otto Puzzell · December 07, 2008, 06:05:37 AM

Quote from: DynaMike on December 07, 2008, 04:18:23 AM
Wheels and hood ornament seem to match with a late thirties Voisin C30, but I couldn't find this body shape...

Bingo!

Otto Puzzell · December 07, 2008, 06:16:30 AM

The third example of the C30 featured this body type. I don't know how many subsequent expamples were produced (of approximately 60 C30's overall).

DynaMike · December 07, 2008, 06:27:47 AM

Very nice, Otto! Never seen this before, I only knew the C30 with a prominent vertical grille... But the styling is quite typical for Voisin. What a pity they didn't survive

Arunas · December 07, 2008, 06:44:13 AM

That was nice!

Arunas · December 08, 2008, 02:36:52 PM

Otto, is this all information You have? As far as I understand the bodywork is not specially coachbuilt, but there's almost no info about the car with this coachwork

Was the car with this bodywork also built in only single example

Otto Puzzell · December 08, 2008, 02:41:05 PM

I don't know if this is the only example. My source ( a restorer of these cars) tells me the B&W picture I posted was the 3rd C30 built. No mention of if there were more, but is seems likely, as the puzzle car (unless painted a different color when restored) seems to be a much lighter shade. As far as I know, this body style was penned and built in-house.

Arunas · December 08, 2008, 02:48:58 PM

Quote from: Otto Puzzell on December 08, 2008, 02:41:05 PM
I don't know if this is the only example. My source ( a restorer of these cars) tells me the B&W picture I posted was the 3rd C30 built. No mention of if there were more, but is seems likely, as the puzzle car (unless painted a different color when restored) seems to be a much lighter shade. As far as I know, this body style was penned and built in-house.

Thank You for the details, I've just found the 2nd picture of this restored car and it's name: 1939 Voisin C30 60032 3.5l

Otto Puzzell · December 08, 2008, 03:57:16 PM

It has a lot of sunroofs, doesn't it?

Faustroll · November 05, 2010, 03:58:22 PM

It's not a factory body, but by a Swiss coachbuilder (Strinati rings a bell, but I may be wrong).

Wendax · April 02, 2011, 06:16:37 AM

And a nice rear view:

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Puzzle #1092 - Solved! 1939 Voisin C30