And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
This is a later 1961 but pre 1963 Panhard PL-17 sedan.
The color translates as Atlantic Blue, it has a two-cylinder air-cooled engine, front wheel drive with a four speed, the engine mounts connect to the exhaust headers rather than the engine, and has a weird electrical system that lacks fuses.
You can seat six (cozy for sure) and on a good day get to the mid-80s (MPH) while covering more than 30 miles per gallon.
They are rather fun to drive actually.
https://www.curbsideclassic.com/blog/car-show-classics-dutch-panhard-automobile-club-ready-for-their-2016-spring-day-trip/ will give you a overview of the variety of later Panhards.
About the name: The model's name was derived from "PL" for "Panhard et Levassor" (the original full name of the company), with the "17" coming from the sum of 5+6+6, being 5 CV (fiscal horses, in the French power rating system) plus 6 for the car's six seats, plus 6 for the car's economy of 6 L/100 km (47 mpg‑imp; 39 mpg‑US) .
French?
ReplyDeleteA Panhard, from, as you suspected, France.
ReplyDeleteThis is a later 1961 but pre 1963 Panhard PL-17 sedan.
ReplyDeleteThe color translates as Atlantic Blue, it has a two-cylinder air-cooled engine, front wheel drive with a four speed, the engine mounts connect to the exhaust headers rather than the engine, and has a weird electrical system that lacks fuses.
You can seat six (cozy for sure) and on a good day get to the mid-80s (MPH) while covering more than 30 miles per gallon.
They are rather fun to drive actually.
https://www.curbsideclassic.com/blog/car-show-classics-dutch-panhard-automobile-club-ready-for-their-2016-spring-day-trip/ will give you a overview of the variety of later Panhards.
About the name: The model's name was derived from "PL" for "Panhard et Levassor" (the original full name of the company), with the "17" coming from the sum of 5+6+6, being 5 CV (fiscal horses, in the French power rating system) plus 6 for the car's six seats, plus 6 for the car's economy of 6 L/100 km (47 mpg‑imp; 39 mpg‑US) .