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Sizaire 1903-1929 - Three brand names

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Created in 2012

Text:

Roger Gloor

Photos:

Daniel Reinhard

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Daniel Reinhard

Artcurial

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Sizaire & Berwick, 1927 (4-cylinder slide valve engine, 4.5 liters).

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Sizaire & Naudin Type F1 8 HP Sport (1908) - offered as lot 181 at the Artcurial Rétromobile auction on February 5, 2016

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Sizaire & Naudin Type F1 8 HP Sport (1908) - when automobile technology was still manageable - Rétromobile Paris 2016

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Summary

There were around 10,000 car brands and designers - most of them have disappeared. One of these lost brands is Sizaire, initially Sizaire & Naudin, then Sizaire & Berwick and Sizaire Frères. In 1903, a single-cylinder Voiturette was created, whose racing victories brought the Sizaire brand attention and sales. Nevertheless, the brand disappeared in 1929 due to a lack of resources.

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There were Sizaire & Naudin, Sizaire & Berwick and Sizaire Frères. In 1903, Maurice and Georges Sizaire and Louis Naudin created a single-cylinder Voiturette in Paris. Maurice Sizaire developed an ingeniously innovative 3-speed gearbox and an early independent front suspension with transverse leaf springs and sliding tubes in front of the radiator. The SA des Automobiles Sizaire & Naudin was founded in 1905 with financial backers. A number of Voiturette racing victories helped to build up the company's reputation and annual sales amounted to around 600 units. In 1908, 100 miles were covered at 106 km/h on the Brooklands circuit with a 1963 cc single-cylinder engine - a record! However, when the four-cylinder 14/16 HP model failed in racing in 1912, the board of directors fired the three company founders. Sizaire & Naudin then lost momentum and went under in 1921.

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