Q#155 - solved - Lehalle Coeur de Belle

[Quiller]

What's make and model of this car?

[Joao Gois]

Sbarro?

[Quiller]

Sbarro?

Not Sbarro

[Anton]

Colani?

[fnqvmuch]

Russian,  nyet?

[Quiller]

Neither Colani nor Russian...

[Quiller]

What do the experts say?

[Allemano]

It's French and its name is Lehalle! It was built in 1967

[Arunas]

It's French and its name is Lehalle! It was built in 1967

@Allemano! You're dangerously close of being kicked upstairs!   

P.S. I also knew this car 

[Allemano]

I already can feel the cold breath... 

[Anton]

Lehalle is the name of the builder, the car's model name is "Coeur de Belle"

[Quiller]

Lehalle is the name of the builder, the car's model name is "Coeur de Belle"

That's correct!
(As promised, the point goes to who gets the answer to the question given - make and model here)

[Allemano]

That's correct!
(As promised, the point goes to who gets the answer to the question given - make and model here)

My fault! But would you please name me other models of that "brand"? 

[Quiller]

Ils restent sans doute dans la coeur de Monsieur Lehalle

[@re]

Ils restent sans doute dans la coeur de Monsieur Lehalle

Ah. Quelle bonne response!

[Allemano]

[Paul Jaray]

Coeur de Belle: this fantasy Renault R8-based vehicle was designed in 1967 by M. Lehalle, a modéliste specialized in car bodies.
Completed few weeks before the 54 Salon de Paris, Coeur de Belle was then exposed at the Automobile Club de l'Ile de France, in place de la Concorde, thanks to Marcel Martin's intervention, President of the Federation Francaise de la Carrosserie,  who lent his support M. Lehalle's project.
But why this name?
The "Carlina Acanthifolia" or "Coeur de Belle" as they say in Aveyron, is the name of a flower, chosen by the Cooperative des Metiers of Rouergue as their emblem.
In December 1966, this Cooperative informed the artisans from Paris that, if they where looking for a place were to move their work outside the center, there where a certain number of villages willing to accept them with good conditions.
M. Lehalle and his wife, painted furniture décoratrice, decided to accept and few weeks later moved in an abandoned farm in Murasson, a little village of barely 150 souls, whose Major, Aliès, was a fervent of the Automobile.
Lehalle arrived with the intention of building the most original car and soon Aliès was onboard.
Helped by the Cooperative des Metiers, Lehalle, with his great surprise, had a great contribution by the inhabitants of Murasson and by the Renault agent of a nearby village, Belmont.
When he finished the molds for the plastic body, Lehalle turned to the local artisans for all the works: each one did a small part in this work: bourreliers, blackmiths, mechanics, even the children of the school had their part, choosing the name.
On June the 16th, thursday, the Coeur de Belle made its first outside the farm, and two days later it went to Paris, to M. Martin, to became the vedette of the exposition de la Concorde, organized from 21 to 25 june by the ACIF.

[woodinsight]

I agree 100% PJ.

It's all very well solving a puzzle by giving just a name and a model.
By searching the Internet it has become relatively easy to find the solution.

What is important here I think is to award more points for additional and correct information and to create some discussion on the car being featured.
Those seriously interested in cars would love to know the story behind the LeHalle Coeur de Belle, etc. and for those prepared to do a bit more research they should be awarded or recognised in some way.

Anyway, I'm a newcomer here and will soon be posting my own mysteries (many) but will expect more than just a name and model in response.

Personally I think this site is light years ahead of any other and I hope that Autopuzzles are aiming to become THE source for information on all vehicles worldwide.

I was unsure where to post my comments and thoughts (please advise) but PJ prompted me into action to relay my own thoughts.

Please don't think the foregoing is a negative comment but rather the converse, a positive view.

[Paul Jaray]

Here you are a couple of views of this nice car:

[Ultra]

I agree 100% PJ.

It's all very well solving a puzzle by giving just a name and a model.
By searching the Internet it has become relatively easy to find the solution.

What is important here I think is to award more points for additional and correct information and to create some discussion on the car being featured.
Those seriously interested in cars would love to know the story behind the LeHalle Coeur de Belle, etc. and for those prepared to do a bit more research they should be awarded or recognised in some way.

Anyway, I'm a newcomer here and will soon be posting my own mysteries (many) but will expect more than just a name and model in response.

Personally I think this site is light years ahead of any other and I hope that Autopuzzles are aiming to become THE source for information on all vehicles worldwide.

I was unsure where to post my comments and thoughts (please advise) but PJ prompted me into action to relay my own thoughts.

Please don't think the foregoing is a negative comment but rather the converse, a positive view.

I enjoyed your post.

[Djetset]

I'm liking this new 'Rare Car of the Week' idea; an excellent initiative; well done 

[Otto Puzzell]

On the front page:

http://www.autopuzzles.com

[Ultra]

On the front page:

http://www.autopuzzles.com

Looks sweet!

[grobmotorix]

I love its radical looks. Here´s another picture of it:

[Allemano]

Nice!