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Bugattis, as seen here in the 1930s in Paris, were very popular with the upper class of the world until the Wall Street crash of 1929 led to a decrease in demand-FRANCE KEYSTONE Keystone.
Levassor, who created their first car, above, in 1890, continued to be the first to adopt a front-engine, rear-wheel drive system Getty Images.
1920 Glamorous demanded elegance, and delivered Bugatti and Delage.
Many historians consider the invention of the automobile as a pivotal moment in history was not only an icon of the industrial era, but mobility, it also expanded the horizon of the world, taking people au beyond their modest habits on the road to the aspiration and adventure.
The car was destined to become the ultimate status symbol of the 20th century, the hood width barometer of social class If the car has been the catalyst of modern civilization, and France was the cradle The machine that has defined modern era was not, as you might imagine, a child of the New World, but was born in the last bastion of the regime R Elder.
In modern times, the French automobile industry was defined by compact, often quirky, cars that are popular if not abundant, globally at least despite continued attempts to compete, they remain in the shadow of German brands such as BMW and Mercedes Audi France was left in the Slipstream but there was a time when they were at the front, set the pace.
At the end of the 19th century, French engineers had already built a reputation as pioneers of the automotive Indeed, way back in 1769, Nicolas Joseph Cugnot-3 designed a steam tractor 2kph which is claimed by some , many of which are unsurprisingly the french, like the first car -ever But more than a century later, with the development of the internal combustion engine, they remained at the forefront of invention and innovation Although German designers Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz are often considered the grandfathers of the industry, it was French Island, Delamare-Deboutteville who made the first fuel car in 1884 and was a French company Panhard and Levassor, which introduced the first model in 1891 Systeme Panhard introduced several inventions that were the basis for the design of the car until the first World war, it was the pr Emier to adopt the motor forward, the platform rear wheel drive and two other advanced features essential transmission slidable gear and the Panhard rod, the ba sis of modern suspension.
For 20 years from 1895, French companies have led the field in automotive design Levassor were joined by more familiar names like Armand Peugeot, who made his first petrol car in 1896, and Louis Renault, which joined the bandwagon two years later in the early years of the automobile, cars were exciting, exclusive and never so dear and France led the world, its pioneers lead a glamorous life as a reward for their glorious inventions Peugeot and Renault have become personalities They competed for bravery, and perhaps vanity in some of the first-world racing Panhard took the top honors, winning the first rally Paris-Bordeaux-Paris in 1895, sitting behind the wheel of his car for almost 50 hours and an average speed of 21kph proved enough to win.
In 1899, the French automobile industry produced 1200 cars In the early 20th century, the world's largest manufacturer brand was French De Dion-Bouton, who made 400 A year later, the industry had a reputation for being a value of 10 2 million Dh37 5m and France have led to the production of cars and export the pace of technological advancement was reckless and, the following year, Peugeot has made racing cars produced 50hp with most models, the cars were getting faster, more powerful, easier to drive and more reliable.
It was not until 1906 that France was hit pole position of US production, where, despite a slow start, the rate of expansion in output was phenomenal Although this year french brand Darracq set the land speed record of 196kph - Daytona, Florida.
In 1913, the famous Henry Ford production line saw the car assembly revolutionized in mass manufacturing, but even in this year, on the eve of World War exports, 35m America were still 10 meters less that France Although USA today market leader in figures, France has always slept standards as if to prove the point, a Peugeot won the All-American Indianapolis 500 race this year.
Despite the French manufacturers who study the principles of Henry Ford's production line, France has never tried to match US production after the war because in 1926, the French production of 200,000 vehicles was a fraction 4 4 million in the United States but this is not to say that the French golden age was over, they simply chose to focus on quality rather than quantity.
The 1920s was one of the richest, exuberant and extravagant decades the world has known, and when it came to style and sophistication, Paris straddled the world for French carmakers, he did not know which could make the best, but that might make the best quest to build the perfect fact artists car outside craftsmen in the Roaring twenties, Paris was the center of the world in terms of glitz, glamor and shows Free wealth It was then, too, that its automotive industry has reached its peak, when he produced some of the most alluring and beautiful cars ever made artists, intellectuals, sirens and socialites flocked to cafes and cabarets of Montparnasse and Montmartre.
With the price not a limiting factor, the French car manufacturers have sought to outdo for engineering excellence and beauty breathtaking in this exalted company, it was hard to stand out from the crowd, but two French cars of that time certainly did, and rank among the most elegant and attractive cars ever made Delage, like many of the time manufacturers, has a racing pedigree in the luxury car market was the ultimate incarnation Delage D8, a large, graceful roadster with flowing lines and sculpted body but the peak of the more attractive the age of the car was the Bugatti Royale incomparable history of the most expensive and exclusive car ever made began with a jibe an English casually said Ettore Bugatti over dinner that no car compared to the quality at a Rolls-Royce His dented pride, he designed a car that settled the Royal debate was a 21ft limousine, taste and length has never been seen before If the outside was huge, the cabin was it luxury ight, with dials all came bones whale at a cost, with the Royal commander a price of 30,000; in 1928, that would have bought 60 Cadillacs.
In the mid twenty such excess was commonplace, but the Wall Street crash in 1929 saw the global economy in free fall automakers luxury frowned and folded and the industry has chosen to build more affordable cars the age of excess was over, and so was Belle era of the French automobile industry.
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