Galba (automobile)
| Founded | 1929 |
|---|---|
| Defunct | 1930 |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Marcel Violet |
| Products | Automobiles (Voiturettes) |
Galba was a French automobile produced by a company created for the purpose between 1929 and 1930.[1]
Marcel Violet, who had previously created the Sima-Violet cyclecar, founded a new company registered as the Société Sylla at Courbevoie on the northern side of Paris, and immediately announced his introduction of the Galba in the spring of 1929.[2] It was one in a succession of cars designed by Violet, a respected automobile engineer with a particular specialism in two-stroke engines.[1]
The only model was a small "voiturette" automobile that sat on a 2,250 mm (88.6 in) wheelbase and was powered by a 2-stroke twin cylinder engine of 564cc.[1][2] The power unit was fitted at the front of the car and drove the rear wheels via a two speed transmission and a shaft-drive.[1]
Despite a long gestation period, the Galba proved short-lived.[2] By October 1930 Marcel Violet was already producing the Huascar, a voiturette very similar to the Galba which was indeed produced at the same Courbevoie factory, but which had a slightly larger engine and was produced by a new company called "Voiturettes Huascar".[1][2]
Reading list
[edit]- Harald Linz, Halwart Schrader: Die Internationale Automobil-Enzyklopädie. United Soft Media Verlag, München 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8. (German)
- George Nick Georgano (Chefredakteur): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Volume 2: G–O. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1. (Englich)
- George Nick Georgano: Autos. Encyclopédie complète. 1885 à nos jours. Courtille, Paris 1975. (French)