The Alda was a French automobile

Automobile

An automobile, autocar, motor car or car is a wheeled motor vehicle used for transporting passengers, which also carries its own engine or motor...

 created by Fernand Charron

Fernand Charron

Fernand Charron was a French pioneer of motor racing. He started his sporting career as a successful cyclist.Between 1897 and 1903 he took part in 18 car races, 4 of which he won: Fernand Charron (1866 – 13 August 1928) was a French pioneer of motor racing. He started his sporting career as a...

 of Charron, Girardot et Voigt

Charron, Girardot et Voigt

Charron, Girardot et Voight was a French racing team that opened one of the first French car dealerships.The dealership opened in 1897, on Avenue de la Grande Armée in Paris. CGV showed their first car in 1901. In 1904, they produced 216 cars with 4 cylinder engines, which sold for up to £1200 in...

 (CGV). It was manufactured between 1912 and 1922. The car had a dashboard radiator and a 3187 cc inline-four engine that was claimed to be capable of going "6 to 47 mph in top gear" (9.7–76 km/h). Cars were available with the Henriod rotary valve

Rotary valve

A rotary valve is a type of valve in which the rotation of a passage or passages in a transverse plug regulates the flow of liquid or gas through the attached pipes. The common stopcock is the simplest form of rotary valve...

 system; another version featuring six cylinders was also offered. Post-World War I

World War I

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, the four was the only model offered, though it was rebored to 3563 cc.

ALDA was an acronym for "Ah - La Délicieuse Automobile!". The name was invented by the readers of the magazine l'Auto.