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Fournier-Marcadier Barquette - a racing car from a construction kit

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Created on May 22, 2020

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Daniel Reinhard

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Fournier-Marcadier Barquette (1964) - Unmistakable resemblance to the Lotus 23

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Fournier-Marcadier Barquette (1964) - Should fit under any parking garage barrier

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Fournier-Marcadier Barquette (1964) - Early series with

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Fournier-Marcadier Barquette (1964) - Many opponents only saw him from behind

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Fournier-Marcadier Barquette (1964) - Crouching appearance

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Fournier-Marcadier Barquette (1964) - Could be ordered as an inexpensive kit

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Fournier-Marcadier Barquette (1964) - Wind deflector instead of windshield

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Fournier-Marcadier Barquette (1964) - Functional cockpit

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Fournier-Marcadier Barquette (1964) - Tightly cut cockpit

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Fournier-Marcadier Barquette (1964) - The seat shells were not adjustable, but the steering wheel and pedals could be adapted to the size of the driver

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Fournier-Marcadier Barquette (1964) - The Jaeger instruments provided information on the most important dates

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Fournier-Marcadier Barquette (1964) - A central mirror was sufficient for the view to the rear

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Fournier-Marcadier Barquette (1964) - The chassis could accommodate various Renault engines

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Fournier-Marcadier Barquette (1964) - The Renault engines were installed rotated 180 degrees

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Fournier-Marcadier Barquette (1965) - on the cover of Sport Auto

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Fournier-Marcadier Barquette (1966) - with the two builders

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Fournier-Marcadier Barquette (1966) - rear view

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Fournier-Marcadier Barquette (1966) - lightweight chassis

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Fournier-Marcadier Barquette (1967) - during assembly

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Fournier-Marcadier Barquette (1967) - completed and ready for the test drive

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Summary

It was also known as "the French Lotus" - the similarities between Colin Chapman's racers could not be overlooked when Marcadier-Fournier achieved great racing success with their plastic racer, even against stronger competition.

This article contains the following chapters

Lotus as a role model
The first French racing sports car
Monoposto for the Formula France
The Barzoi Coupé
Racing successes
A rare sight today

Estimated reading time: 6min

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The career of Lyon-born André Marcadier (17.3.1925 - 7.4.2013) began in 1947 with the construction of high-quality bicycles with aluminum frames. The production of these aluminum tubes was pure goldsmith work, as the individual aluminum sheets had to be rolled in a lengthy process to get the desired tube shape. This was later followed by aluminum frames for racing motorcycles, which were successfully used with different mechanics. In 1957, one of these frames took second place at the Italian Grand Prix in Monza. At the same time, the first go-karts appeared in Europe and Marcadier also began to build simple and lightweight kart chassis, which quickly became his main occupation. In 1961, the Lyon kart team (Werd, Dumont and Janoray) won the European title in the long-distance championship of the time.

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