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1951 - Hotchkiss 2050 GS Chassis no. 95249
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1951 - Hotchkiss 2050 GS Chassis no. 95249
See original version (French)
Estimate €40,000 - €60,000
Voluntary lot
Description
1951 - Hotchkiss 2050 GS
Chassis no. 95249
French collector's registration
"One of the rarest and most successful productions of the cross-barrelled marque, with a body designed by Alexis Kow".
Unjustly forgotten today, Hotchkiss is the only French marque to have won the Monte Carlo Rally six times. Its slogan "The brand of the middle ground" was well suited to its quality products, which were less elitist than those of its competitors Delahaye, Talbot and Delage.
From its origins until its demise in 1956, Hotchkiss made only four- and six-cylinder cars. After the Second World War, despite two further victories in the Monte Carlo Rally in 1949 and 1950 and numerous other major rallies and records, Hotchkiss failed to regain its position.
At the 1950 Paris Motor Show, Hotchkiss unveiled its 13 hp and 20 hp models, known as the 13-50 and 20-50, with very elegant, sober bodywork designed by Alexis Kow.
The GS (Grand Sport) version was built on a shorter chassis than the saloon. Hotchkiss built fewer than 40 of them, despite their great quality and performance, and it is said that it took the brand with the crossed barrels four years to sell them.
This magnificent and rare 1951 Hotchkiss coach boasts a beautiful ultramarine blue paintwork, as originally produced and in excellent condition, matched with grey leather upholstery. The car is in very good working order and presentation, and the 6-cylinder engine mated to the famous Cotal electromagnetic gearbox offers first-class performance. This beautiful French car, an alternative to contemporary Bugatti 57s, Delahaye135s, Talbot-Lago T26s and other Delage D6s, deserves the full attention of a true connoisseur.
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