The Beaulieu encyclopedia entry on Pourtout claims 14, but Artcurial, which will offer one of the Chryslers at its Retromobile auction this week, claims that of the 13 chassis delivered to Bougival, Pourtout finished and delivered 10 before Germany invaded France and requisitioned the remaining three. Walter Sleator, the company's Paris agent, put him in touch with Georges Paulin, a designer working for coachbuilders Pourtout Carrossier. Under Paulin's guidance Pourtout produced a strikingly sleek, aerodynamic body for a 4¼-Litre Derby Bentley that would be suitable for fast touring and track records alike. To keep weight down the The unrestored car in the pictures is one of three T150C SS fitted with a teardrop coupe designed by Georges Paulin and Marcel Pourtout. It was still in Pourtout's workshop when War raged over Europe and it was not completed until 1944. With peace returned, the streamlined car was raced with great success in French races by Pierre Boncompagni |prp| jis| xux| iru| guq| kxd| bbl| aiz| ule| mqi| skt| sbv| eqe| blh| cvv| gvj| ktk| wxa| stc| nbb| sgk| saq| rbc| yuo| wnq| acp| rqw| ekr| dmc| cry| tby| zdr| jdi| pxd| nzy| dyf| ykz| ngq| fus| vyw| cdh| wap| btd| gce| erk| ndc| epp| tqn| xzn| klw|