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Classic cars documentation & History
Over the years, we have built up a collection of old documents relating to the history of French classic cars.
Thanks to this site, we now have the opportunity to share some of this documentation. Although we regularly update this page, most of our collection of classic cars pictures and documentation is still off-line.
Do not hesitate to contact us (contact@jwaclassic.com) if you are looking for something in particular.
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French Classic Cars Profiles
Concours d’élégance
Vintage advertisement
1937 – Advertisement Henri Chapron
Advertising of 1937 for the workshops Henri Chapron
1935 – MARCHALL car horns
In 1935, at the Paris Auto Show, Pierre Marchal presents his first …
1935: The firms Zenith and Stromberg merge
It was at the Paris Motor Show that the French public learned …
1931 – Vintage Delage advertisement
Advertisement for DELAGE cars from a 1931 newspaper
Press releases
Gangster’s Delahaye – Pierre Loutrel (Pierrot le fou)
Brochures
1930 – Brochure “de Luxe” – ROCHET-SCHNEIDER Vingt-Six-6
1895 – Panhard & Levassor
1895 – Brochure Panhard & Levassor (II/II)
Une brochure Panhard & Levassor de 1895 en excellent état de conservation
1895 – Brochure Panhard & Levassor (I/II)
A Panhard & Levassor brochure from 1895 in excellent condition
Vehicles test drives
Test drive of a 25-30 HP ROLLS-ROYCE 1937
In 1937, road test with the new and exceptional Rolls-Royce 25-30CV
1929 – Test drive Rosengart 750 cm3
In 1929, test of a very small car of 750cm3
Test drive of a Simcacinq – 1936
In 1936, test of a Simca 5 taken from the newspaper La …
1937 – Test drive of a Delahaye 135 “Compétition”
Road test of a Delahaye 135 in 1937
1936 – Testing a Talbot Junior
Test drive of a Talbot junior in 1936
1936 – Renault Viva Grand Sport
1936 : A test drive of the Renault Viva – Grand Sport
1936 – Test drive a Peugeot 402 with Cotal gearbox
If the Cotal gearbox was, at the time, in the majority on …
1936 Essai Bentley 4L250
Essai Bentley 4L250 La Vie Automobile 1936
1929 – Test Chenard & Walcker 1500 “Le Tank”
It is 1929. Is "Le Tank" the ideal compromise between "tourism" and …
Test Rochet-Schneider 26-Six
A very detailed description by Henri Petit, a leading journalist of La …
All documentation posts
Test drive of a 25-30 HP ROLLS-ROYCE 1937
In 1937, road test with the new and exceptional Rolls-Royce 25-30CV
1935 – Zenith and Stromberg merge
In 1935, the merger between Zenith and Stromberg at the Paris Salon
1929 – Test drive Rosengart 750 cm3
In 1929, test of a very small car of 750cm3
Test drive of a Simcacinq – 1936
In 1936, test of a Simca 5 taken from the newspaper La …
1937 – Test drive of a Peugeot 402 Légère
Excerpt from an article in La Vie Automobile, special issue of the …
1895 – Brochure Panhard & Levassor (II/II)
Une brochure Panhard & Levassor de 1895 en excellent état de conservation
1895 – Brochure Panhard & Levassor (I/II)
A Panhard & Levassor brochure from 1895 in excellent condition
1937 – Advertisement: “Les Nouvelles Renault”
An advertisement from 1937 found in the magazine l'Illustration
1937 – Test drive of a Delahaye 135 “Compétition”
Road test of a Delahaye 135 in 1937
1936 – Testing a Talbot Junior
Test drive of a Talbot junior in 1936
1937 – Advertisement Henri Chapron
Advertising of 1937 for the workshops Henri Chapron
1936 – Renault Viva Grand Sport
1936 : A test drive of the Renault Viva – Grand Sport
Hispano Suiza – Mme Stavisky
Arlette Simon, épouse d'Alexandre Stavisky pose devant une Hispano-Suiza à Cannes
1935 – MARCHALL car horns
In 1935, at the Paris Auto Show, Pierre Marchal presents his first …
The Talbot and the gangsters
Was the famous gangster, Pierre Loutrel, the owner of our Talbot-Lago T23 …
1935: The firms Zenith and Stromberg merge
It was at the Paris Motor Show that the French public learned …
1931 – Vintage Delage advertisement
Advertisement for DELAGE cars from a 1931 newspaper
1936 – Test drive a Peugeot 402 with Cotal gearbox
If the Cotal gearbox was, at the time, in the majority on …
1936 Essai Bentley 4L250
Essai Bentley 4L250 La Vie Automobile 1936
1929 – Test Chenard & Walcker 1500 “Le Tank”
It is 1929. Is "Le Tank" the ideal compromise between "tourism" and …
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