Leyat

Leyat was a French manufacturer of automobiles.

Company History

Marcel Leyat (1885-1986) began in 1913 with the construction of unusual automobiles in small series. The brand name was Leyat, occasionally HELICA. 1927 production ended. A total of about 30 cars formed.

Rolling stock

The body was modeled on an aircraft fuselage and had no fenders. There was an air-cooled two-cylinder engine installation of ABC used, which was later replaced by a three -cylinder engine. Instead of a power transmission by means of cardan chain or on an axis had the vehicles at the bow a large propeller.

A car of this brand is on display at the Musée des Arts et Métiers in Paris.

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