Solved - MJW #1078 - Métallurgique 26cv Tourer Colson 1923

[woodinsight]

Lefert?

Not Lefert....and the search continues

[4popoid]

Phlups?

[woodinsight]

Phlups?

Not by them - you're in the wrong half of the alphabet!

[4popoid]

Well I don't think that this answer is correct, but I'm getting desperate, and it is Belgian, does have six letters and is in the first half of the alphabet.  I know this firm only started in the 70's, but it specializes in rebuilding classic and vintage cars.  So I'll try: Jolley.

[woodinsight]

Well I don't think that this answer is correct, but I'm getting desperate, and it is Belgian, does have six letters and is in the first half of the alphabet.  I know this firm only started in the 70's, but it specializes in rebuilding classic and vintage cars.  So I'll try: Jolley.

Not by Jolley I'm afraid....

[woodinsight]

The Experts appear to have run out of ideas for this tourer, so I'm promoting it to the Pros for a quick solution.....

[Wendax]

Gybels?

[grobmotorix]

Does the coachbuilder come from the Liege region?

[Paul Jaray]

Métallurgique 26hp by Colson, 1923

[woodinsight]

Métallurgique 26hp by Colson, 1923

That's correct!
Carrosserie V. & L. Colson (later J. Colson) was situated in Liège and also built cars on Minerva and Nagant chassis.
Another point for you PJ

[4popoid]

Congrats PJ. 

Can you, or anyone else out there, give me an on-line reference for Colson (or for that matter Gybels)?  For all my work on this puzzle, I never ran across either name on-line (not once), and, even with the name(s), Googling turns up nothing (except a correct Gybels answer on a previous puzzle by woodinsight).

Thanks, in advance, to anyone with an informative link.   

[woodinsight]

Congrats PJ. 

Can you, or anyone else out there, give me an on-line reference for Colson (or for that matter Gybels)?  For all my work on this puzzle, I never ran across either name on-line (not once), and, even with the name(s), Googling turns up nothing (except a correct Gybels answer on a previous puzzle by woodinsight).

Thanks, in advance, to anyone with an informative link.   

Sorry 4popold, my sources for Gybels and Colson came from my library. I don't know of any on-line source. I'm sure other members may be able to help.

[Wendax]

PM sent

[Paul Jaray]

Congrats PJ. 

Can you, or anyone else out there, give me an on-line reference for Colson (or for that matter Gybels)?  For all my work on this puzzle, I never ran across either name on-line (not once), and, even with the name(s), Googling turns up nothing (except a correct Gybels answer on a previous puzzle by woodinsight).

Thanks, in advance, to anyone with an informative link.   

I found the same pic in a book about cars from Belgium and few lines about Colson on the Beaulieu Encyclopedia.