Automobiles Claveau
Claveau is a former French automaker. The company began manufacturing cars in Paris in 1923.
Automobiles Claveau
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- Founded
- 1923.
- Headquarters
- Paris.
- Activity
- automotive industry.
- Dissolved
- 1956.
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Claveau is a former French automaker. The company began manufacturing cars in Paris in 1923.
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Claveau's first “4CV” model featured an aerodynamic silhouette and was offered as a sedan/saloon or as a cabriolet roadster. A choice of rear-mounted engines was offered, either an air-cooled four-cylinder unit or a two-cylinder two-stroke unit. In 1930, a model was offered with a front-mounted engine and front-wheel drive. • Illustration — 1956 Claveau After the war Claveau began promoting his new “Claveau Déscartes”, with an advanced 2292 cc 85 hp V8 motor, a five speed gear box and front wheel drive. Claveau presented a 1 to 5 scale model of the Descartes in a perspex box at the 1947 Paris Motor Show. In 1956 a prototype for a “5CV” Claveau model, fitted with a DKW engine, was publicized. It is on display at the Tampa Bay Automobile Museum.https: www.tbauto.org/project/claveau-56-1956-france/
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1923
Automobiles Claveau established.
1923
Automobiles Claveau was established or created on 1 January 1923.
1956
Automobiles Claveau ceased.
1956
Automobiles Claveau was dissolved or ceased on 1 January 1956.
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