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Chenard & Walcker 1898-1940 - diverse and successful in sports

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Created in 2012

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Roger Gloor

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Chenard & Walcker Sport (1923) - in the special Le Mans show at the Geneva Motor Show 2014

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Chenard & Walcker Tourisme (1923) - The faster version of the Tourisme, namely the Sport, won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1923 (pictured is number 11, 7th place)

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Chenard & Walcker "Tank" (1925) - participation in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1925 and 1937 - in the special Le Mans show at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show

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Chenard & Walcker Tank (1929) - in the category of pre-war vehicles at the Grossglockner Grand Prix 2013

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The birth of "Le Mans Classic" - historic vehicles race at Le Mans for the first time: Chenard et Walcker Sport (1923) for the 50th anniversary of the veteran race before Le Mans 1973 - The first winner of Le Mans (1923) was this Chenard et Walcker Sport driven by André Lagache and René Léonard

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There were around 10,000 car brands and designers - most of them have disappeared. One such lost brand is Chenard & Walcker, which was the fourth-largest car brand in France in the mid-twenties. Starting with the construction of bicycles, Ernset Chenard and Henri Walcker soon also produced sports cars and touring cars. In 1936, the company was taken over by the coachbuilder Chausson.

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In the mid-twenties, Chenard & Walcker was France's fourth-largest car brand behind Citroën/Peugeot/Renault. Their models ranged from cabs to thoroughbred racing cars. The two engineers Ernest Chenard and Henri Walcker began by designing bicycles, which they joined in 1898 with motorized three- and four-wheeled vehicles. The model built from 1900 onwards already had its own 1160 cc two-cylinder engine and, as a special feature, cardan shafts on both sides of the rear wheels. In 1908, the SA des Anciens Etablissements Chenard & Walcker moved from Asnières-sur-Seine to Gennevilliers. A 4.5 L six-cylinder engine was added to the 2 to 3 L four-cylinder engines in 1913.

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