DB 1938-1962 - 23 years as a duo

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DB 1938-1962 - 23 years as a duo

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Created in 2012

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Roger Gloor

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DB GT Le Mans (1961) - pretty convertible from Deutsch-Bonnet at the 1961 Geneva Motor Show

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DB Coach Luxe, 1959 (2-cylinder boxer engine, air-cooled, 851 cm3, 52 hp).

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D.B. Panhard 850 Coupé (1952) - rounded coupé designed by Pietro Frua, exhibited in Turin in 1952

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D.B. Panhard 850 Coupé (1952) - pretty coupé, designed by Pietro Frua, seen in Turin in 1952

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The unique coupé version of the DB HBR 5 at Le Mans 1961

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DB HBR5 (1961) - in the special exhibition 110 years of ACO - presented as a slot car - Rétromobile Paris 2016

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DB (1952) - Sports car from Deutsch-Bonnet - Rétromobile 2015

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D.B. HBR Antem (1950) - this convertible with chassis number 753 was beautifully dressed by Antem - Rétromobile Paris 2014

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Deutsch-Bonnet D.B. HBR 5 (1957) - Two-seater racing cars and GTs up to 1960/61 - AvD Oldtimer Grand Prix 2015

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DB GT Le Mans (1961) - the fog lamps were a contemporary accessory

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DB HBR5 - AvD Touring Car Trophy at the AvD Oldtimer GP 2014

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DB HBR5 (1958) - Le Mans Classic 2014 - Plateau 3

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DB Panhard Barquette Le Mans (1952) - Le Mans Classic 2014 - Plateau 2

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DB Prototype HBR (1958) - Le Mans Classic 2014

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DB Panhard HBR5 Coupé Compétition "la Vitrine" (1959) - offered as lot 235 at the Artcurial Le Mans Classic auction on July 5, 2014

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DB Deutsch-Bonnet LM S3 barchetta compétition (1953 1) - auctioned by Artcurial at the Rétromobile Paris on February 7, 2014

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D.B. (1953) at the Retrospective Ollon-Villars 2013

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D.B. Frua Coach (1953) - at the Concours d'Elégance Schloss Bensberg Classics on September 8, 2013 - G1

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DB Panhard Le Mans Cabriolet Hard Top (1961) - offered at the Artcurial auction "Automobiles Sur les Champs" on June 10, 2013

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Summary

There have been around 10,000 car brands and designers - most of which have disappeared. One of these lost brands is DB, founded by Charles Deutsch and René Bonnet. They created their first production model in 1954. Various DB cars won races at Le Mans in the years that followed until the founding duo split up in 1961 and each went their own way.

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From 1938, Charles Deutsch and René Bonnet created a small number of futuristic, aerodynamic sports cars based on the Citroën 11 CV. After the war, they turned to building small one- and two-seater racing cars, with the pioneering Panhard Dyna providing them with the two-cylinder front-wheel drive mechanism from 1948. Various individual models were also built for road use. The small sports car manufacturer from Champigny-sur-Marne, Seine, did not create an actual production model until 1954 with the Coach. This 2+2-seater DB hatchback coupé went into series production in 1955 with a GRP body built by Chausson. The body, consisting of a total of ten parts, was bolted to a central tubular frame in ten places without a metal structure.

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