Hanzer Frères, Hanzer, was a French manufacturer of automobiles. The Petit-Ivry company of
Ivry-sur-Seine
Ivry-sur-Seine () is a commune in the Val-de-Marne department in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris.
Paris's main Asian district, the Quartier Asiatique in the 13th arrondissement, borders the ...
began building automobiles in 1899. Production ended in 1903.
[Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia. United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8.][George Nick Georgano (Editor): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Volume 2: GO. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1.][George Nick Georgano: The Complete Encyclopedia of Motorcars. 1885 to the Present. Ebury, 1975.]
Vehicles
1899
In 1899 the first model produced was a tricycle.
1900
In 1900 they introduced a
voiturette powered by a 3 Hp
De Dion-Bouton
De Dion-Bouton was a French automobile manufacturer and railcar manufacturer, which operated from 1883 to 1953. The company was founded by the Marquis Jules-Albert de Dion, Georges Bouton, and Bouton's brother-in-law Charles Trépardoux.
Ste ...
engine.
1901
In 1901 both two and four-seater models were produced with 6 Hp engines from the Parisian builder
Ateliers de Construction Mecanique l'Aster
L'Aster, Aster, Ateliers de Construction Mecanique l'Aster, was a French manufacturer of automobiles and the leading supplier of engines to other manufacturers from the late 1890s until circa 1910/12. Although primarily known as an engine mass ...
(
Aster).
1902
In 1902 the Parisian
Durey-Sohy (
:de: Durey-Sohy) company took over production.
A 1902 vehicle survives in the
Bentley Wildfowl and Motor Museum at
Halland
Halland () is one of the traditional provinces of Sweden (''landskap''), on the western coast of Götaland, southern Sweden. It borders Västergötland, Småland, Skåne, Scania and the sea of Kattegat. Until 1645 and the Second Treaty of Br ...
, East Sussex.
It is occasionally used in the
London to Brighton Veteran Car Run.
1903
In 1903 the range consisted of the 5 HP and 6 HP single-cylinder models and the 9 HP two-cylinder model.
Literature
* Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
*
George Nick Georgano (Editor): ''The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile''. Volume 2: GO. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 . (English)
* George Nick Georgano: ''The Complete Encyclopedia of Motorcars''. 1885 to the Present. Ebury, 1975.
References
Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of France
French companies established in 1899
French companies disestablished in 1903
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