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1958 Eolia Sports Coupe For Sale €POA
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André George CLAUDE, son of the famous physician George CLAUDE who invented the neon light and liquid air, was also himself a great engineer. He decided to build the new race car " client - competition " that would be entirely french...One would say an engineer's folly....
Head of the SATECMO company, specializing in the preperation of 4CV engines and conceptor of the famous 5 box which is named after him and of which a good number of ALPINE's were equiped with (such as the 4CV 1063 that won the MILLE MILLE in 1954 driven by REDELE, followed by the A106 )... Disapointed by his experiences in 4CV and strong with a solid driving experience ( Participating twice at the 24h DU MANS and a win at LA COUPE DES ALPES and more than one TOUR DE FRANCE AUTO.) André George began the construction of his own race car.
Finished in 1954 the car wasn't registered until 1958 under the number 860 HK 75 which it kept.Its original engine was an 850cc that came from the 4cv, but carried by a 75hp to 7500tr/mn thanks to the two (arbres a camme) mounted in central position at the back, wich was naturally coupled with the famous CLAUDE box.In 1960 the car was remotorised with a DAUPHINE GORDINI 1093
"sharpened" by MIGNONET which gives more than 69hp but at 6200 tr/mn, which makes it more enjoyable to use.The cooling is the classic water cooling but the chassis is another very special part, custom made just like the body made from magnesium welded under argon ( after many studies made in the EIFFEL wind-tunnel
factory). The steering wheel is on the right ( A.G CLAUDE was a man who was very sure of his ideas and had a set idea on the advantages of right-hand steering. The gear clutch on the floor and the 90L gas tank placed at the front. The handling is spectacular as is the front visibility.
The car was proposed to several French manufacturers for marketing in small series, and we even found pictures of the car in the courtyard of the Porsche factory in Stuttgart.
In any case, the car has remained unique.She had only gained 16 00 km of origin and has had only two owners: the manufacturer, who was then gave it in 1967 to his young neighbor who had a passion for old timers (he was driving 5V citroen in 1965!).
This is the first French car Motor "returned" (ie the center position), at a time where all the engines were placed behind the rear axle, then, this design was adopted for the prototype and the one-seater cars.
