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Darmont
Darmont was a French automobile manufacturer, based at Courbevoie in the Paris conurbation, and active between 1919 and 1939.
The business.
During the First World War Robert Darmont started his business as an importer of Morgan from England. When peace broke out he set up an auto-making business in partnership with his brother André, operating from a workshop at Courbevoie in the western part of Paris. In 1921 the brothers obtained a licence to build Morgan three-wheelers in France, and a faithful replica,
In 1921 Darmonts took the first three places in a road race from Paris to Nice.
Cars Darmont Spécial.
The Darmont Spécial was produced from 1926, fitted with a water-cooled version of the V-2 cylinder engine and a claimed top speed of 150 km/h (93 mph). During the 1930s various more luxuriously fitted out variants of the (originally rather stripped-down) Spécial appeared.
The Darmont Étoile de France produced from 1932 closely resembled the Darmont Spécial.
Cars Darmont V Junior.