C2 (1920-1921)
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C2 (1920-1921)
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The C2 of 1920 was Gabriel Voisin's first attempt to construct a car
entirely of his own design, and he was by no means a man to do things
by halves. |
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The first C2 prototype
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| With a 3.82m wheelbase, the 4.78m underslung chassis was as technically advanced as the engine - and uniquely among Voisins, it was left-hand drive - and uniquely among Voisins, it was left-hand drive. |
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The second C2 chassis (from Voisin catalog - Coll.
S.I.)
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| The prohibitive production and development costs of such a complex
power unit proved beyond the company's resources at the time, although
a second running chassis (right-hand drive this time) was constructed
for display at the 1921 Paris Salon to showcase the marque's engineering
sophistication. This second example was not underslung, and boasted a
three-speed gearbox and a radically new suspension design...
Despite being catalogued by the 'Palais Automobile de Touraine' as a production model, the C2 was never developed beyond the prototype stage. |
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