Beschreibung
During their heyday in the late 1920s, Donnet-Zedel ranked fourth in the sales charts of France, well ahead of the likes of Salmson and Mathis, trailing only Citroen, Peugeot and Renault. In 1924 the wealthy industrialist, Jerome Donnet, acquired the Zedel car company, along with their factory at Pontarlier in the Eastern part of France. At the time they were manufacturing a 3. 2-litre and 2. 1-litre range of side-valve six-cylinder cars, the design of which dated back to 1912. The larger of the two engines was quickly dropped and in 1925 a new sports model with a smaller two-litre engine was introduced with an updated inlet-over-exhaust head designed by none other than Ernest Henry – best known for his superb Peugeot and Ballot designs. At much the same time, the new Type-G was introduced, another Henry design, this time with a simple 1, 098cc side-valve engine mated to a four-speed gearbox. An altogether conventional machine, it was rugged and reliable, as proved by a 10, 000km non-stop promotional adventure from Paris to Constantinople and back without carrying any spare parts. This is a 1925 example.
Price : Euro 3000.
