1922 Chenard et Walcker Type T SaloonReg.

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DS 8025Chassis no.

19426Engine no.

UnknownAlthough few people have heard of Chenard-Walcker today, let alone seen one of the company’s cars, the French manufacturer was in fact a significant player in the dynamic French car industry of the early 20th century.

Founded in 1899 by engineers Henri Walcker and Ernest Chenard, the company started by producing motor tricycles and quadricycles.

In 1900, the first proper car, the Type A, left the company’s works on the outskirts of Paris.

The range expanded quickly, and by 1910 the company was the 9th-largest car producer in France, with an output that year of 1500.

In 1914 at the outbreak of war, production consisted of a 4.5-litre six-cylinder, as well as three smaller 4-cylinder models of 2, 2.6 and 3-litre capacities.

During the war years, the factory was turned over to producing Hispano-Suiza aircraft engines, as well as Type U cars for the military.

Post-war, the six-cylinder car was...