Coadou-Fleury
IndustryAutomotive
Founded1921
Defunct1934
Headquarters
Trébeurden, France
Area served
France
Key people
Marcel Coadou (chairperson)
ProductsAutomobiles

Coadou-Fleury, also known as Coadou et Fleury, was an automobile manufacturer based in Trébeurden, France, that operated from 1921 to 1934.[1][2][3]

History

The illustration of the Coadou-Fleury cyclecar from 1920.

In 1921, a pilot, Marcel Coadou, founded the automobile manufacturing company of Coadou-Fleury, based in Trébeurden, France. Its vehicles were manufactured in Paris, France.[1][2][3][4]

The first vehicle manufactured by the company was a cyclecar.[2][4] It had a Ruby sidevalve V4 engine with an engine displacement of either 850 cm³ or 903 cm³, and with 20 horsepower drive. The vehicle had a monocoque body. It had failed to attract customers, due to its high price.[2][4][5]

In 1927, a further developed version of the Citroën Type B2 overhead valve engine was used, with the 30 horsepower.[2][5] To vehicle was also equipped with four-wheel brakes.[2] Later, the coupe version was also manufactured.[5]

The last model that was made by the company was a Coadou-Fleury Aérolithe, which had an aerodynamic body.[2][5] One unit had been preserved to the present day.[5]

The company was dissolved in 1934.[1][2][3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader: Die Internationale Automobil-Enzyklopädie. München: United Soft Media Verlag, 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8. (in German)
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 George Nick Georgano (editor): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile, vol. 1: A–F. Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1.
  3. 1 2 3 George Nick Georgano: Autos. Encyclopédie complète. 1885 à nos jours. Paris: Courtille, 1975. (French)
  4. 1 2 3 David Burgess-Wise: The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Automobiles. Greenwich Editions, 2004, ISBN 0-86288-258-3.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 G. N. Georgano: The New Encyclopedia of Motorcars, 1885 to the Present. New York City: Dutton Verlag, 1982, ISBN 0-525-93254-2.
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