Solved -PJ695- Etienne Leroy's 198cc Voiturette

[Paul Jaray]

198cc

[pnegyesi]

was this picture sourced from an online forum?

[Paul Jaray]

Yes.

[Paul Jaray]

There were similar cars in the States too...

[oko94]

Crosley-related ?

[Paul Jaray]

Nope...they key is another.

[oko94]

Is it fitted with an American engine ?

[Paul Jaray]

Nope...

[oko94]

There were similar cars in the States too...

Am I right if I say that the puzzle car doesn't share any component with an American car, but is similar in its design to some American car ?

[Paul Jaray]

Big clue: not at all in its design. More in the way they were built...not kit cars but.....

[oko94]

Partially built car that had to be finished by its buyer ?

[Paul Jaray]

Not just finished...but I think you got the idea.

[Wendax]

Did the buyer get just the plans and had to do the rest by himself?

[Paul Jaray]

Yes, in a certain way.

[Wendax]

From a magazine like "Système D" or "L'Automobile" (http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=29348.25)?

[Paul Jaray]

Exactly, from one of those.
Locked for you.

[Paul Jaray]

The answer is in one of the magazines you mentioned in your reply...available online too.
There are plenty of details there, but I just need the builder's name.

[Wendax]

Still stumped. Is it from "L'automobile"?

[Paul Jaray]

not that...

[pnegyesi]

still locked?

[Wendax]

I couldn't find a Système D archive, so feel free to unlock.

[Paul Jaray]

Just the name is mising: Mr. Xxxxx Xxxxxx
There is a 6-page article in a '52 issue of "Système D" magazine.

Open to all.

[pnegyesi]

David Boyer?

[oko94]

Système D, issue 76, april 1952. It's for sale on different websites but unfortunately only the cover (with a drawing of the puzzle car) is visible. And, no, I won't buy it just for the sake of scoring a point !

[Wendax]

That is just about as far as I have got.