{"product_id":"gregoire-15-22hp-torpille-saloon-alin-liautard-france-1912-red-1-43","title":"Gregoire 15\/22HP ''Torpille Saloon Alin \u0026 Liautard'' (France 1912)  - red 1:43","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; mso-outline-level: 2;\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eAs a spare wheel became an eye-catcher!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; mso-outline-level: 2;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eAutomobile production at `\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003eGrégoire et Cie` began in 1903 with the single-cylinder four-stroke 8 CV engine and the two-cylinder 12 CV drive. As early as the second year, the four-cylinder 20 CV was added to the range of engines, which clearly shifted the focus of the vehicles towards luxury.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; mso-outline-level: 2;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003eJean-Pierre\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eGrégoire intuition for the young but steadily growing automobile market seemed to prove him right, as he found enough customers to establish himself on the French market.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; mso-outline-level: 2;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eIn 1907, the company name was changed to `\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003eAutomobiles Grégoire` and the general trend of having car bodies manufactured by external suppliers rather than in-house became apparent in Poissy. This led Grégoire to collaborate with the coachbuilding company \u003c\/span\u003e`Alin \u0026amp; Liautard`.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; mso-outline-level: 2;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: DE; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eAround 1909\/10, the coachbuilder modeled a saloon for the Poissy factory, which had a very rounded shape with a rear end reminiscent of the lower part of a horizontal waterdrop. In January 1911, a further developed version was presented in the French magazine “Omnia”, which contained a very striking change – the curves at the rear had a bulge. This sheet metal part merely served as a cover, could be opened and then a spare wheel emerged from the depth of the vehicle! The trick with the spare wheel in the rear seemed to be very remarkable in the era shortly before the Frist World War, as there were several photographs of it in the trade press at a time when photographic printing technology was still in its infancy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Autocult Models","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50811096531229,"sku":"ATC01024-1","price":114.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5912\/7837\/files\/2-Kopie.jpg?v=1767795598","url":"https:\/\/touring-modelcars.com\/en\/products\/gregoire-15-22hp-torpille-saloon-alin-liautard-france-1912-red-1-43","provider":"Thomas Langejürgen","version":"1.0","type":"link"}