The Panhard Dyna Z, produced from 1954 to 1959, was an advanced vehicle for its time. Although most Americans are unfamiliar with the former French brand, Panhard started out as Panhard & Levassor ...
You might have heard about Panhard from learning about car suspensions as it’s a stabilizing rod providing lateral location to the axle. Well, you should also know Panhard was an automaker back in the ...
The Dyna's aerodynamically efficient body was initially made of aluminum, later changed to steel for cost reasons. Although the pioneering Panhard & Levassor Company of Paris built cars for almost 80 ...
Jean Panhard, who has died aged 101, played a vital role in ensuring the survival of his family firm which, as Panhard et Levassor, had marketed the first production cars to the public in 1891. The ...
Technically speaking, Panhard still exists as a manufacturer of light military vehicles, but its days of making cars came to an end decades ago, despite being a pioneer in several areas. Panhard cars ...
French automotive weirdness doesn’t get more out-of-this-world than Panhard’s Dyna Z, advertised as “it brings the future a little closer” Dr. Andrew Roberts is a cinema and motoring historian whose ...
The first Panhard from Panhard & Levassor of Paris, France appeared in 1891 with a centrally located Daimler V2 engine. It soon settled on the engine in front driving through a transmission to the ...
THE TERM UNCONVENTIONAL COULD be applied to many French automobiles, but one could easily add that of unloved to the Panhard 24. The 24 series was the last model line for one of the world’s oldest ...