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frenchcurious · 9 months
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Delahaye 145 Franay Cabriolet 1937. - source Cars & Motorbikes Stars of the Golden era.
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Duesenberg SJ-506
Duesenbergs are one of the finest American cars the industry ever built. It is also one of the most respected, sought-after classic cars in the world. The SJ model is the top of the line “Doozy” with a supercharged eight-cylinder engine and an astonishing 320 HP. This was unheard of in the 1930s. Duesenberg only made 26 of them. While they’ve accounted for most of the cars, the chassis number 506 has been missing since the early ’60s.
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The car was bodied by the French company Franay, appearing at the Paris Motor Show in 1934. They sold it to Emile Beghain of Algeria, who raced on the Le Mans track, later returning with the car to Algeria. The elegant roadster remained in his possession until 1962 when civil war broke out and Beghain was forced to flee. Although some people think the car was destroyed, there is no evidence of that, so the destiny of the SJ-506 remains a mystery.
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Bentley R-Type Continental Coupé, 1955 by Franay. Of 208 Bentley Continental coupés built between 1952 and 1955 but only 5 were styled by French coachbuilders Franay. 
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electronicsquid · 1 year
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Salon de l’Automobile
(Gordon Parks. 1950?)
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eliottlupinblack · 2 months
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Ta-daaaa, voici mon premier livre (pas encore fini) posté sur wattpad :)
J’espère que vous irez le lire et qu’il vous plaira :))
Eliott ★
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minervafortuna · 8 months
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La Sonate sanglante (on Wattpad) https://www.wattpad.com/story/347456438-la-sonate-sanglante?utm_source=web&utm_medium=tumblr&utm_content=share_myworks&wp_uname=Minerva528&wp_originator=O8p6QVOorwJyGGFwQbyxROzWCKVDX1zZj197jESOFsWKW%2FPM8aUWHKGwxoEseosomdj9t8vh8LG4WEz9BM2ZZddrKsxXDAAcSzC0xzU8nxBBQDaTdmHX4WZGbEhsumSa Chaque dimanche un nouveau chapitre sera publié. "La Sonate sanglante" est une sombre et captivante histoire contemporaine qui plonge le lecteur dans un monde ténébreux, mêlant mystère, horreur et suspens. L'histoire suit Émilie, une jeune femme qui se retrouve entraînée dans un cauchemar terrifiant après avoir accepté l'invitation de son énigmatique employeur, Théodore Costine, à séjourner dans son sinistre château. Dès son arrivée, Émilie découvre un sombre secret entourant Théodore et les femmes qui gravitent autour de lui. Intrigue, manipulation, et une terrifiante malédiction se dévoilent progressivement, révélant des destins liés par une force maléfique. Alors qu'elle se bat pour échapper à l'emprise de Théodore et sauver la vie de Valentina, la jeune fille devenue sa protégée, Émilie est plongée dans un monde de vampires, de promesses brisées, et de monstres qui échappent à toute conception de l'humain. "La Sonate sanglante" vous entraîne dans une danse macabre où les personnages se débattent avec leur propre humanité et où chaque décision peut les mener vers l'horreur ou la rédemption. Cette histoire envoûtante vous tiendra en haleine jusqu'à son dénouement époustouflant, où des secrets enfouis depuis des siècles seront dévoilés et où le destin des personnages sera scellé à jamais. Plongez-vous dans cette histoire envoûtante, mais ayez conscience que certaines portes ne devraient jamais être ouvertes, car les ténèbres peuvent révéler des secrets inimaginables et changer le cours d'une vie à jamais. "La Sonate sanglante" est une symphonie sinistre qui vous fera frissonner et qui hantera vos pensées bien après avoir tourné la dernière page.
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carryonmycobaltangel · 9 months
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Dejeneur franais chez moi
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lamelodieinterieure · 11 months
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la faute (on Wattpad) https://www.wattpad.com/1336176175-la-faute?utm_source=web&utm_medium=tumblr&utm_content=share_reading&wp_uname=poeinterieur&wp_originator=yaFBDR87hDtKCDoU7URY2OmdkKhS3fNuWgzvWuvmDmq9OMwqk%2F34MYiofR7D8Y8rbZ%2BUSRJoz1mGiq2r4G1byXnxal3igDe9S0hPeHscBjjEHUjclgpW7InpY5VXVzTN un poème ......
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ambroise-le-selene · 1 year
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Pupilles de la Lune - Chapitre 39 - Retour à Saint-Myosotis (on Wattpad) https://www.wattpad.com/1319201155-pupilles-de-la-lune-chapitre-39-retour-%C3%A0-saint?utm_source=web&utm_medium=tumblr&utm_content=share_reading&wp_uname=AmbroisienOnirique&wp_originator=Y6xw1TbNx6pX%2BUVL9QEUqJG2uYcMwoe5cUuq5HTDSw%2Fr0CwN2Y7NGRYq6oFjxmsvBkaoG7%2FNlXILw22%2BZByJbCvhxpmCljQaZRsHQVF1Elz4cKLV9Eivob8Eqhn7eTU3 Luna, 17 ans, vit dans un orphelinat depuis 10 ans suite à l'incendie qui a ravagé la maison de ses parents. Marquée au visage par les flammes, et possédant des yeux aux pupilles argentées, Luna perd tout espoir d'être un jour adoptée. Elle décide alors de fuir son orphelinat. C'est là qu'elle tombe nez à nez avec Karma, un vampire au passé mystérieux, la sauvant d'une mort certaine. Ce dernier voit en la jeune femme un moyen de l'aider à se venger du "Cercle", un groupe de vampires dirigé par la Mère de la Nuit.
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rebecawolfforest · 1 year
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Dejeneur franais chez moi
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Dejeneur franais chez moi
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frenchcurious · 7 months
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Delahaye cabriolet 135M 1948 par Franay. - source Blank.
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the-witcher-parks · 2 years
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𝙰𝚖𝚗é𝚜𝚒𝚎_ Draco Malfoy 𝓍 reader - Chapitre 1_ 𝙻'𝚊𝚛𝚛𝚒𝚟é𝚎 : (on Wattpad) https://www.wattpad.com/964165755-%F0%9D%99%B0%F0%9D%9A%96%F0%9D%9A%97%C3%A9%F0%9D%9A%9C%F0%9D%9A%92%F0%9D%9A%8E_-draco-malfoy-%F0%9D%93%8D-reader-chapitre-1_?utm_source=web&utm_medium=tumblr&utm_content=share_reading&wp_uname=BrunoLalouette&wp_originator=7b%2Fh1R94fzDYAQmG7jeSEddi9vgtkKjz4lDvlxWUy%2FkaDoJvacpI8ZGB9sO25VawriKNw0zUqu6L%2BPi%2BnWRSIaZd6zmYL9O%2BsMojDjlaiOzrTLhnF99nssb8ue7UiZEY (Y/N) Narmae, une étudiante de Sang-Pur française décide de changer d'école à Poudlard pour une cinquième année suite à un événement tragique, étant bilingue grâce à sa mère britannique. Elle y fait la rencontre du célèbre Draco Malfoy qui, mystérieusement attiré par celle-ci, va découvrir un objet étrange qui provoquera le début d'un grand mystère. Serait-ce possible que le fameux événement tragique soit lié à un secret familial des plus sombres ? Je m'excuse, j'aime beaucoup la saga Harry Potter, mais possible que quelques événements soient mélangés, mais je prendrai le temps de relire les livres, et corriger les erreurs temporelles. Et je ne fais pas de lemon. Les personnages appartiennent à JK. Rowling, exceptés quelques uns, mais l'histoire est la mienne. S'il y a une quelconque ressemblance avec une autre fanfiction, ce n'est absolument pas voulu ! Chapitres d'environ 1000 ou 2000 mots chacun 1K vues : 01/11/20 20K vues : 16/12/20 40K vues : 07/01/21 60K vues : 29/01/21 80K vues : 17/02/21 100K vues : 07/03/21
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les-belles-mecaniques · 2 months
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1937 Delahaye 145 Franay Cabriolet
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doublesixdaimler · 1 year
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1933 Duesenberg Model J Sunroof Berline by Franay of Paris. Wearing Pilot Rays and some beautiful chromed sidemounts. Lovely.
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rabbitcoolcars · 18 days
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1937 Hispano-Suiza K6, complete with an original, one-of-one woody wagon body by Franay.
Technically, it’s not a “wagon” but a “Break De Chasse,” which is French for “Shooting Brake,” and no doubt it was intended as a utility for hunting and other activities. There might be more opulent longroofs, but you’d probably have to go to the Sultan of Brunei’s warehouse to find them. Instead, we went to the Mullin Museum last week.
Somewhat ironically, the K6 was actually a simplified lower-end model when it was new, as the French side of the company was struggling in the mid-1930s with a bunch of amazingly exotic cars that very few people could afford, but all Hispanos are serious exotica today, and 1937 was the last full year of production at Bois-Colombes before the French side became strictly an aero-engine company, though the Spanish side continued on longer.
While cars like this are still blue-chip collector cars and probably always will be, there isn’t as much interest in pre-war exotics as there once was. Their stories are still worth telling, however, and this Hispano is still a work of art.
Though often thought of as a French automaker, and this K6 was built in France, Hispano-Suiza means “Spanish-Swiss,” and was founded in Barcelona by Swiss engineer Marc Birkigt, along with financial manager Damián Mateu in 1904. Born in Geneva in 1878, Birkigt was mechanically gifted from an early age and graduated from engineering school in 1898, briefly working in the watch trade and a gunsmith during his military service, but it was railways and electric locomotive work that brought him to Spain.
Hispano-Suiza was an outgrowth of two earlier, failed ventures Birkigt had worked for. The first was an electric vehicle company, La Cuadra, that wanted to make an electric bus, later followed by a two-cylinder, Panhard-like car. When that failed the company was taken over by José María Castro Fernández, who took over and had Birkigt engineer another car, the four-cylinder Castro, only for his finances to fail and the firm become as Hispano-Suiza in June 1904.
Birkigt was an engineer on par with Frederick Henry Royce, and the early Hispanos boasted lots of innovations, including combining the engine and gearbox into a structural unit that could add rigidity to the chassis, and they were well-liked. The company’s fortunes were greatly boosted when King Alfonso XIII bought a trio of 20-24 Tourers at the 1905 Barcelona show, and when Birkigt designed his first truly great sporting car in 1908, he returned the favor by naming the T-headed, high-revving monster the “Alfonso XIII.”
Royal patronage was great, but Spain was a poor country with terrible roads, and Hispanos were expensive cars. In 1911, the firm set up a satellite factory at Levallois-Perret in Paris and later moved to Bois-Colombes, with Birkigt soon taking up residence there. While the Alfonsos and other Hispano Suizas had lots of competition success, WW1 was spent mainly on aero engines, and Birkigt’s OHC airplane V8s were light, powerful, and durable, and their design later informed Hispano’s cars.
After the war, the ultimate Hispano-Suiza car, the H6, debuted in 1919. Production would last until 1933, although a few were finished in 1934 and, if you had enough money, you could buy one as a one-off even later.
With 6.6 or 8.0-liter straight sixes, the H6s were glamorous in the same way Isotta-Fraschinis were, but often much nicer to drive and far superior handlers thanks to their very rigid frame, friction dampers, and other advances. Hispano-Suiza was an early adopter of four-wheel brakes and brake boosters, and H6s could hit up to 85 mph. They were also beautiful, and when Harley Earl was tapped to design the 1927 LaSalle, he essentially copied the H6.
Over time, the Spanish and French factories, separated by management and geography, grew apart in ways that few modern concerns would. Barcelona often fielded a wider range of more humble products and also built lots of commercial trucks and wagons. Bois-Colombes built only the finest cars and aeronautical engines. In many cases, Spain built a design far longer than France would. Both were happy for the success of the H6, and there were many other types in the 1920s that came and went.
The depression threw a big monkey wrench into this situation just as Bois-Colombes was getting ready to launch the 54CV, 9.4-liter V-12-powered J12 in 1931. Although it had some lesser models, Hispano-Suiza’s French side was essentially all-in on top-tier luxury cars. In 1933 even the “Junior” chassis cost more than a fully-assembled Bugatti Type 57.
The K6, with a simple OHV 5.2-liter, ~120-hp straight-six, and 3-speeder with a dry-plate clutch, was created to offer something more affordable but preserve the quality and image that the H6 had so carefully cultivated. It could not reverse the economic tide for the company, but it did sell pretty well for a very expensive car during a time of economic calamity. Plus, it was well-made and nice to drive. Carrosserie Vanvooren provided the “off-the-rack” K6 bodies, but this was always a coachbuilt car.
While less expensive than the 220-hp J12s, the K6 was nevertheless a car for the privileged few. This one, chassis 15121, was first owned by Maurice Solvay, businessman grandson of Belgian chemist and inventor Ernest Solvay and husband of French actress Josette Day. By the time Solvay bought it, however, the end was near for the car line at Bois Colombes.
The Spanish Civil War threw that side of the company into chaos, though car production continued in Barcelona until 1943, while the French side was slyly taken over by the Government in 1937. They had it focus on aviation and defense contractor projects, and car production was wound down in 1938. The company continued as a defense contractor for another 30 years, but the two sides were permanently split.
Chassis 15121 was originally a cabriolet sedan, but in 1948 Solvay decided to turn it into a Break de Chasse, and turned to Franay, an old-line coachbuilder founded by former carriage interior maker Jean-Baptiste Franay in 1903 and later run by his son Marius.
Franay was one of many automotive ateliers in Levallois-Perret, the beating heart of France’s custom coachbuilding scene before WW2 and after (Chapron and Figoni et Falaschi were very nearby). While postwar Franay creations are usually pretty over the top like those of Saoutchik, the order here was functionality and beauty. Mission accomplished.
The car had a series of owners after Solvay’s death in 1960, including Renault designer Philippe Charbonneaux. It had a light restoration in the 1980s, and then a more comprehensive one when Peter Mullin bought the car in 2002, including replacing its Water Buffalo-hide interior
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