Solved: Wendax 2448 - Malicet & Blin 8 CV

[oko94]

Hanriot ?

[Wendax]

None of them

[oko94]

Has the company built its first car in 1897 ?

[Wendax]

Yes

[Fёdor]

Legros

[Wendax]

Still not!

Ailloud
Alba
Alcyon
Ariès
Aster
Bailleau
Bozier
Brouhot
Buchet
Cadix
CID
Cohendet
Cote
Cottereau
Crespelle
Darracq
De Dion Bouton
Decauville
Demeester
Derby
DFP
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Duret
Fouillaron
Fournier
Fox
Hanriot
Helbe
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Majola
Morisse
Otto
Philos
Roussel
Rousson
Ruby
Saiga
Sigma
Suere
Sultan
Terrot
Zedel

[Fёdor]

Autorette

[Wendax]

No

[kwgibbs]

Corre?

[Wendax]

No

[kwgibbs]

Coignet?

[oko94]

Hugot ?

[Wendax]

No, no

[kwgibbs]

Schneider?

[luisps]

Malicet et Blin?

[Wendax]

Malicet et Blin?

That's the one! Locked for you to name the CV rating.

[luisps]

Unable to find any references at the web. But it looks to me that this car is one of the type "cyclecar" that were made with 4 cylinder motor of around 1000 c.c. so as you are requesting the CV (Puissance fiscale) I supouse that shoul be 6 or smaller. Correct?

[Wendax]

No, a bit larger. Funny thing is that when I google Malicet et Bin, this car appears within the first 10 pictures.

[luisps]

The Google in my country should be different to yours as it doesn't appears tha picture but the Marlborough version sold in UK that specifies 1913 8/10 HP that is not the CV (Fiscal Power taxable in France)

[Wendax]

That's good enough for me, as I found it as an 8 CV, but I wouldn't bet on it. Most sources claim that Malicet et Blin finished building whole cars as soon as 1903 and carried on selling components to other manufacturers as MAB. So maybe this car was built together from MAB parts.

[ftg3plus4]

Most sources claim that Malicet et Blin finished building whole cars as soon as 1903

I didn't find Malicet et Blin (MAB) in Georgano, but another encyclopedia (by D.B. Wise) says the company only actually made "MAB" cars in 1925. Is it possible that that's actually when this car was made?

[Wendax]

You can find Malicet & Blin in the Georgano encyclopedia under the Marlborough entry.

From Wikipedia (must be right then):
"Paul Malicet and Eugène Blin founded the company in 1890 to manufacture bicycles in the north east Paris suburb of Aubervilliers. By 1897 they had increased their range to include motor car accessories and components such as chassis and steering gear, where they became one of the leaders in France. By 1903 they produced complete cars which were badged Malicet & Blin, but production was limited. The business continued until 1925, supplying components to other car manufacturers under the name MAB."

[Fёdor]

I did not see this form of radiator in 1910. Since 1913 Yes