Automobiles René Bonnet

The Société des Automobiles René Bonnet was a French manufacturer of automobiles.

Company History

After René Bonnet by Charles German and the German company & Bonnet had separated, he founded his own company in 1961. Location was on the Avenue du Général -de- Gaulle 160 in Champigny -sur- Marne. In 1962, the production of automobiles. The brand name was René Bonnet. 1964 production ended, as Matra took over the company.

Rolling stock

The company donated sports cars and racing cars ago. Bonnet used four-cylinder engines from Renault. Were offered the road models Missile, Le Mans and djet. The first two had front wheel drive. The missile engine with 845 cc displacement made ​​55 hp. The Le Mans had a larger and more powerful engine with 1108 cc and 65 to 75 hp. In djet the motor in the center of the car was built. The choice was between engines with 996 cc displacement and 80 hp and 1108 cc displacement and 60 to 65 hp. The djet was further produced by the acquisitions by Matra and marketed as Matra djet.