1910 Le Zèbre type A - Lot 52

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1910 Le Zèbre type A - Lot 52
1910 Le Zèbre type A Without reserve Engine number: 7411 French registration - Interesting model - Good condition - Desirable 2-seater Runabout bodywork Among pre-First World War French automakers, Le Zèbre occupies a special place. Founded in Suresnes, near Paris - a veritable cradle of the automobile - the firm was headed by Jules Salomon, the visionary engineer behind the Citroën 5HP and the first Amilcar. Every project he touches becomes a success, based on simple principles: quality, reliability, robustness and economy. The Le Zèbre Type A, launched in the early 1910s, is a perfect illustration of this philosophy. Compact, lightweight and affordable, it became one of the very first popular French voiturettes. Priced at less than 3,000 francs at the time, it cost just 4 centimes per kilometer for fuel, oil and tires - an unstoppable argument to win over a nascent clientele. Its name and image were also a stroke of marketing genius: at the time, advertisements proudly proclaimed that "Le Zèbre runs three times faster and eats half as much". A car with a reputation for being carefree, with mechanics as simple as they were efficient. The model we're presenting is a Le Zèbre Type A with two-seater bodywork, highly representative of this pioneering era. Acquired as a chassis by a major French collector in the early 90s, it was completely rebuilt as a small runabout, and sold by Mr. C to another collector in the 2000s. Its current owner acquired it in 2018. Having seen very little traffic in recent years, it will need to be recommissioned before hitting the road. The mechanics need to be restarted after a period of spaced-out use, followed by a gradual shutdown. A true testament to pre-war French automotive ingenuity, this Le Zèbre is a fine representative of popular pre-1914 production. 1910 Le Zèbre Type A Engine number: 7411 French registration document - Interesting model - Good condition - Desirable 2-seater Runabout bodywork Among French manufacturers before the First World War, Le Zèbre occupies a unique place. Founded in Suresnes, near Paris-the true cradle of the automobile-the firm was headed by Jules Salomon, the visionary engineer behind the Citroën 5HP and the first Amilcar. Every project he worked on became a success, based on simple principles: quality, reliability, robustness, and economy. The Le Zèbre Type A, launched in the early 1910s, perfectly illustrates this philosophy. Compact, lightweight, and affordable, it became one of the very first French popular cars. Priced at less than 3,000 francs at the time, it cost only 4 centimes per kilometer for fuel, oil, and tires-an undeniable selling point for attracting a burgeoning clientele. Its name and image were also a stroke of marketing genius: at the time, advertisements proudly proclaimed that "The Zebra runs three times faster and eats half as much." A car renowned for its trouble-free performance, with mechanics as simple as they were efficient. The model we are presenting is a Le Zebra Type A with a two-seater body, very representative of this pioneering era. Acquired as a chassis by Mr. C in the early 1990s, it was completely rebuilt as a small runabout. Mr. C sold it to another collector in the 2000s. Its current owner acquired it in 2018. Having been driven little in recent years, it will require a full service before hitting the road. The mechanics need to be restarted after a period of more infrequent use, followed by a gradual shutdown. A true testament to pre-war French automotive ingenuity, this Le Zèbre is a fine example of popular production before 1914.
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