Automobiles Claveau

Automobiles Claveau was a French manufacturer of automobiles.

Company History

Emile Claveau (1892-1974) founded the company in 1923 in Paris for the development of automobiles. In the same year he received a patent on an aerodynamic body. In 1925, automobile production. The brand name was Claveau. 1956 production ended. Overall, only a few vehicles emerged.

Rolling stock

The first model Autobloc had an aerodynamic body design and was available as a sedan and a roadster. Optionally provided an air-cooled four-cylinder engine or a two-cylinder two -stroke engine, which was mounted at the back for the drive. 1930 was followed by a model with a front engine and front wheel drive.

After the Second World War, the Descartes model appeared with a V8 engine with 2292 cc, 85 bhp, a five-speed gearbox and front-wheel drive continues. Was published in 1956 as a prototype of Claveau 56 with an engine of DKW.