Vermorel

Établissements V. Vermorel was a French company in the field of mechanical engineering.

Company History

The company from Villefranche -sur -Saône presented in 1850 for woodworking machines manufactures and agriculture. 1898 presented a Victor Vermorel François Pilain ( 1859-1924 ), who had previously been active in Serpollet La Buire and Société François Pilain. Under his leadership, some cars came to August 1901. Vermorel The brand name was. Only 1908 were once again created automobiles. In 1911 the company employed 800 people. After the death of Victor Vermorel 1927 his son Édouard Vermorel took over the company. 1930 ended the production of automobiles. Trucks created until 1932. According Édouard Vermorels death in 1957, the company changed hands several times. In 1965 the company was dissolved.

Rolling stock

The first model of François Pilain had a two-cylinder engine and chain drive.

The next model from 1908 had a four-cylinder T- head engine with 1800 cc capacity. 1912 were offered with displacements between 2200 cc and 3300 cc cars. In 1913 the models 8/10 CV with 1500 cc and 16/20 CV 2800 cc on the market.

After the First World War, the previous models were built further. 1922 appeared the model 8/16 CV 1700 cc. 1924 was followed by the Model 16/60 CV 2600 cc. 1927 appeared a model with a valveless four-cylinder engine with 1100 cc capacity. 1929 was followed by the six-cylinder model AH 3 with 2000 cc displacement.

Vehicles of this brand can be seen in several car museums, mainly in France.