Laffly
Illustration — Laffly S15R Saumur reconnaissance vehicle • Illustration — Laffly street sweeper (1916) Laffly was a French manufacturer of trucks and utility vehicles. Founded in 1849, the Laffly company began manufacturing utility vehicles in Billancourt in 1912. From the mid-1930s until World War II, the company also manufactured a range of offroad military vehicles such as the Laffly S15, Laffly V15, and Laffly S20.
Laffly
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- Founded
- 1849
- Headquarters
- Boulogne-Billancourt
- Activity
- automotive industry
- Products
- car
- Dissolved
- 1952
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Illustration — Laffly S15R Saumur reconnaissance vehicle • Illustration — Laffly street sweeper (1916) Laffly was a French manufacturer of trucks and utility vehicles. Founded in 1849, the Laffly company began manufacturing utility vehicles in Billancourt in 1912. From the mid-1930s until World War II, the company also manufactured a range of offroad military vehicles such as the Laffly S15, Laffly V15, and Laffly S20.
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Probably best remembered today for its firetrucks, the Laffly company closed shop during the early 1950s.
It is associated with France. The record gives 1849 as its date of establishment or first appearance. Activity is recorded as ending in 1952. Its recorded seat is Boulogne-Billancourt. The recorded field of activity is automotive industry. Recorded products are car.
Sujet: Portraits -- 1914-1945 Référence bibliographique: Rol, 135658 Appartient à l’ensemble documentaire: Pho20Rol Image de presse Couverture:.. février 1929
Agence Rol. Agence photographique (commanditaire) · Bibliothèque nationale de France
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