Luc Court H4S2
Share of the Anciens Etablissements Luc Court & C, issued 15. July 1914

The Société des Anc. Établissements Luc Court et Cie was a French automobile manufactured in Lyon from 1899 until 1936.

Early models had a distinctive "demountable chassis". Designed by one Lacoin, the front part of the chassis could be removed from the bodywork and rear wheels; this could then be attached to a different body and wheels. The transformation was advertised as "taking place within a few minutes, without tools". 1912 saw the company produce a range of three cars, fours of 2155 cc and 3631 cc and a six of 3233 cc. The company continued production of passenger vehicles until shortly before World War II; after the war, it built mostly light commercial vehicles, as well as a few 12 hp and 20 hp cars.

A Luc Court is subjected to a climb test (35% slope) in Santa Teresa neighborhood, Rio de Janeiro, 1912

See also

Article with pictures of the "demountable chassis"

References

  • Burgess-Wise, David (2000). The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Automobiles. BookSales Inc; Rev Upd edition (May 2000). p. 559. ISBN 0-7858-1106-0.
  • Baldwin, Nick; Brian Laban (1987). The World Guide to Automobile Manufacturers. Facts on File Publications. p. 544. ISBN 0-8160-1844-8.


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