Chaigneau-Brasier
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Chaigneau-Brasier was the name given to French Brasier
cars marketed after 1926 when the company was bought by the Chaigneau family who had been bicycle makers.
The first car made by the new company was the TD-4, a 9 CV 4 cylinder model available as a tourer or saloon. In 1928 a much larger and more innovative front wheel drive car with in line, 3490 cc eight cylinder engines was announced just in time for the 1929 economic crash and few were made.
Chaigneau himself won a 1.125 km (0.699044328731033 mi) hill climb race at Fontainebleau
, near Paris
. A partnership with Delahaye
was unsuccessful. Production ceased in 1930 and finally, Delahaye took over in 1933.
Brasier
Brasier was the successor of the early French Richard-Brasier automobile maker that had been in business since 1902. The name of the make was simplified to Brasier when Georges Richard left in 1905 to found Unic. Before World War I, several twin, four and six-cylinder models were offered...
cars marketed after 1926 when the company was bought by the Chaigneau family who had been bicycle makers.
The first car made by the new company was the TD-4, a 9 CV 4 cylinder model available as a tourer or saloon. In 1928 a much larger and more innovative front wheel drive car with in line, 3490 cc eight cylinder engines was announced just in time for the 1929 economic crash and few were made.
Chaigneau himself won a 1.125 km (0.699044328731033 mi) hill climb race at Fontainebleau
Fontainebleau
Fontainebleau is a commune in the metropolitan area of Paris, France. It is located south-southeast of the centre of Paris. Fontainebleau is a sub-prefecture of the Seine-et-Marne department, and it is the seat of the arrondissement of Fontainebleau...
, near Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
. A partnership with Delahaye
Delahaye
Delahaye automobile manufacturing company was started by Emile Delahaye in 1894, in Tours, France. His first cars were belt-driven, with single- or twin-cylinder engines. In 1900, Delahaye left the company.-History:...
was unsuccessful. Production ceased in 1930 and finally, Delahaye took over in 1933.
