Galba
Galba was a French automobile produced by a company created for the purpose between 1929 and 1930. Marcel Violet, who had previously created the Sima-Violet cyclecar, founded a new company registered as the Société Sylla at Courbevoie on the northern side of Paris, and immediately announced his introduction of the Galba in the spring of 1929. It was one in a succession of cars designed by Violet, a respected automobile engineer with a particular specialism in two-stroke engines.
Galba
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- Name
- Galba
- Founded
- 1929.
- Headquarters
- Courbevoie.
- Activity
- automotive industry.
- Products
- car.
- Dissolved
- 1930.
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Galba was a French automobile produced by a company created for the purpose between 1929 and 1930. Marcel Violet, who had previously created the Sima-Violet cyclecar, founded a new company registered as the Société Sylla at Courbevoie on the northern side of Paris, and immediately announced his introduction of the Galba in the spring of 1929. It was one in a succession of cars designed by Violet, a respected automobile engineer with a particular specialism in two-stroke engines.
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Overview
Overview
The only model was a small "voiturette" automobile that sat on a 2250 mm wheelbase and was powered by a 2-stroke twin cylinder engine of 564cc. The power unit was fitted at the front of the car and drove the rear wheels via a two speed transmission and a shaft-drive. Despite a long gestation period, the Galba proved short-lived.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Galba • Founded — 1929 • Defunct — 1930 • Hq Location City — Courbevoie • Hq Location Country — France • Key People — Marcel Violet • Products — Automobiles (Voiturettes)
Reading list
Reading list
• Harald Linz, Halwart Schrader: Die Internationale Automobil-Enzyklopädie. United Soft Media Verlag, München 2008,. (German) • George Nick Georgano (Chefredakteur): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Volume 2: G–O. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001,. (Englich) • George Nick Georgano: Autos. Encyclopédie complète. 1885 à nos jours. Courtille, Paris 1975. (French)
Institutional history
Dated record
Institutional history
Explore 1929–1930
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1929
Galba established.
1929
Galba is recorded from 1929.
1929
Galba was established or created on 1 January 1929.
1930
Galba ceased.
1930
Galba was dissolved or ceased on 1 January 1930.
Context
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Context
The circumstances in which Galba stands. Established or created on 1 January 1929. Dissolved or ceased on 1 January 1930. Recorded as automobile manufacturer. Galba has its headquarters at Courbevoie. Galba operates in automotive industry.
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Primary material
Documents and archives
authority file
- Gemeinsame Normdatei 4299778-1, Galba.
General reference · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q1491754: Galba
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- 1.Georgano, Nick. The Complete Encyclopaedia of Motorcars 1885-1968. George Rainbird Ltd for Ebury Press Limited. 238. 1968.
- 2.Histoire & collections. Toutes les Voitures Françaises 1929 (Salon [Oct] 1928). 84s. 70. 2006.
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authority file
Gemeinsame Normdatei 4299778-1, Galba.Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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