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Salmson also built aircraft--many were used by the US Army Expeditionary Forces in WWI. A friend of mine lost a cousin who was shot down in one during the war.
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Hi Pat
Thanks for the planes pics
For your interest I do know Salmson well as they are to day one of our larger customer for carbon parts
Indeed after being bankrupt in 1960, the Salmson company was bought by the German group Oplander/Wilo the largest European pumps builder to form Salmson/Wilo France
Salmson Wilo have their head quarter in Paris but still operate the Laval (West of France) plant where were built the cars and the planes
To day the only production is a large range of insdustrial pumps
In the entrance hall, one plane and several cars are still displayedComment
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A bit of history behind a pic recently posted by PAT
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This pic represent the 356 Pre A of Claude Storez during the 1956 Liege Rome Liege race
This 1956 year with a simple 356 the 2 good friens finished 2nd overall behind the Mercedes 300SL Gukl wing of the Belgian nteam Willy Mairesse/Willy Genin
Another pic of the same car and this same race
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This car is not a 356 A as written under the pic but a pre A (one piece bent windscreen)
is it a Carrera ?
I am not sure
What is certain is that the year after (1957) this same team of friends won the Liege Rome Liege race
this time on Claude Storez white Carrera speedsterComment
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Interesting pic of a 356 Pre A at the 1953 Carrera Panamericana race in Mexico
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Liege Rome Liege was a terrible race on open roads starting and finishing in Liege in Belgium after a 3500 km trip through the French and Italian mountains
The advertising below say only tar roads pictures above show that there were also stones
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Claude Storez and Robert Buchet receiving their trophy after their victory
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Some more pics of the same car at the same race
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