Founded in 1888, Ernest Chenard made bicycles, forming a partnership with Henri Walcker in 1898 to make de-Dion-type tricycles, producing their first car in 1900. The company quickly prospered, making some 400 cars in 1905. After winning outright the first ever Le Mans 24-hour race in 1923, they took the 2-litre class and fourth place in 1924, taking Chenard et Walcker on to become the 4th largest car makers in France in 1925, making 100 cars a day. The Autocar of 12th June 1925 reported that ‘the Chenard et Walcker corners beautifully…without side sway of any description’ with ‘a well tuned sports engine’. This very practical and easy to work on 2-litre side-valve vintage sports car is understood to have been imported from France in the 1970s, and was owned by the well-known vintage car dealer David Howard for a while in 1975. Completely rebuilt during the late 1980s, a replica dual cowl, four-door four seat pointed tail tourer body was made, with provision for twin sidemounts. With blue fabric body, light blue leather upholstery, twin tonneau and weather equipment, this sleek sporting tourer has a centre change four-speed gearbox. Including a recent set of new tyres and rebuilt wheels, just over £13,000 of invoices are on file, including work by David Royle in 1983 and details of a trip to that great French car spares cavern, Depanoto. A 1994 invoice details an engine rebuild, including re-metalling, re-ground crank, a line-bore and new pistons. Seemingly eligible for VSCC events - subject to the issue of a current buff pass - a copy of the car’s 1989 VSCC eligibility blue form is on file. The green VE60 log book, Swansea V5, MoT until November 2004 and road licence until December 2004 accompany this interesting French sports car.
Founded in 1888, Ernest Chenard made bicycles, forming a partnership with Henri Walcker in 1898 to make de-Dion-type tricycles, producing their first car in 1900. The company quickly prospered, making some 400 cars in 1905. After winning outright the first ever Le Mans 24-hour race in 1923, they took the 2-litre class and fourth place in 1924, taking Chenard et Walcker on to become the 4th largest car makers in France in 1925, making 100 cars a day. The Autocar of 12th June 1925 reported that ‘the Chenard et Walcker corners beautifully…without side sway of any description’ with ‘a well tuned sports engine’. This very practical and easy to work on 2-litre side-valve vintage sports car is understood to have been imported from France in the 1970s, and was owned by the well-known vintage car dealer David Howard for a while in 1975. Completely rebuilt during the late 1980s, a replica dual cowl, four-door four seat pointed tail tourer body was made, with provision for twin sidemounts. With blue fabric body, light blue leather upholstery, twin tonneau and weather equipment, this sleek sporting tourer has a centre change four-speed gearbox. Including a recent set of new tyres and rebuilt wheels, just over £13,000 of invoices are on file, including work by David Royle in 1983 and details of a trip to that great French car spares cavern, Depanoto. A 1994 invoice details an engine rebuild, including re-metalling, re-ground crank, a line-bore and new pistons. Seemingly eligible for VSCC events - subject to the issue of a current buff pass - a copy of the car’s 1989 VSCC eligibility blue form is on file. The green VE60 log book, Swansea V5, MoT until November 2004 and road licence until December 2004 accompany this interesting French sports car.
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