Topic: Solved - NEH 1569: Paul Arzens' L'Electrique on Fiat 501 chassis - 1940

[Carnut]

What's this, by whom and based on what - for 1 point?

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[Carnut]

Experts?

[als15]

Electric car made by Paul Arzens on an old Fiat 501 chassis. Definitely innovative under the stlyiling point of view.

[Carnut]

Electric car made by Paul Arzens on an old Fiat 501 chassis. Definitely innovative under the stlyiling point of view.

That's correct.  Certainly innovative for 1940, which is when I understand it to have been built.

[Wendax]

It is L'Électrique by Paul Arzens in its final guise with headlamps and bumpers.
 
Further information can be found here:
http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=4120.msg26605#msg26605

The earlier looks can be seen in the attached picture where it stands alongside a Fauré:
http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=5704.msg41666#msg41666

[Carnut]

Thanks

I figured it was a different car from La Baleine as the wings were completely different also La Baleine wasn't electric; seems I was right..

[Wendax]

A nice picture of L'Électrique in its initial guise:

[SACO]

An other picture :

[grobmotorix]

From a brochure of Collection Schlumpf: