Rochet-Schneider 1894-1932 - Comfortable glamor
Summary
There were around 10,000 car brands and designers - most of them have disappeared. One of these vanished brands is Rochet-Schneider, which produced cars from 1894 to 1932 that stood out above all for their quality and were licensed by many other companies, including Martini in Switzerland.
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The large touring cars with the intricate RS monogram on the radiator grille were the pride of Lyon, the second stronghold of the French car industry after Paris: the Rochet-Schneider brand had its roots - like so many others - in the manufacture of bicycles, in this case including tricycles and baby carriages. In 1891, the Rochet brothers began to construct motorized vehicles; first a steam-powered tricycle was created, followed in 1894 by a four-wheeled cart with vis-à-vis seats and a single-cylinder engine from De Dion-Bouton. A solvent partner was found in the textile merchant Théodore Schneider, who provided the company with a boost.
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