Turcat Mery from Marseille

Founded by Léon Turcat and Simon Mery, Turcat, Mery & Cie was established in Marseille, 17 boulevard Michelet and they created their first automobile in 1899.
In 1901, they sold a license to Adrien de Turckheim who produced automobiles under the brand of de Dietrich in his Luneville factory .
After WWI, they had a showroom in Paris at 122 avenue des Champs Elysées.
This picture is from the mid 20s and show what is probably the factory "racing team". I haven't been able to identiy the different models, any information is welcome.

Farman A6B at the Chateau de Madrid

Many industrialist who produced different type of equipment, ammunition, airplanes, etc. during the Great War, once the war ended, became automobile manufacturer. We can mention André Citroën, Gabriel Voisin but also Hispano Suiza, Gnome Rhone, Fonck, etc.
Among them Henri and Maurice Farman, who were one of the major  airplane supplier to the War Minister during the war, decided to diverse their production to luxury cars.
A first model, the A6, was presented at Paris motor show in October 1919. It was followed by an upgraded version, the A6B with front wheel brakes available at the end of 1921.
This coupe de ville, a standard body built by Farman, is photographed in front of the Chateau de Madrid, an old mansion located in Neuilly-sur-Seine, on the West of Paris.

If you want to know more about the automobiles Farman, you can refer to a new book just published by ETAI.

Make something new out of something old...

At first sight, we could think this Rolls Royce is from the early 30's. The body, is a coupé chauffeur transformable but when checking closely, it seems that the it could be a landaulet with a kind of hard top covering the front seats and the rear doors. 

Headlamps are Marchal, the front bumper is a Cromos "Flèches d'argent" (silver arrow), both accessories  are from the late 20's.

Just behind the spare wheel, we can clearely see the hand brake level, meaning that it is actually a Silver Ghost model that has been rebodied in 1929/1930. The registration plate in RD7 is from Paris and dated  from January 1930. 

The coachbuilder plate is visible on the bottom of the chauffeur's door, from its shape we can guess it is either Franay or Belvallette. 

Delahaye 135 MS cabriolet Brandone

Concours of elegance at Cannes in 1939, Delahaye 135 MS cabriolet by Brandone

Brandone, probably the most talented coachbuilder from South of France, for this car, was definitely inspired  by Figoni & Falaschi. Look at the front bumper with the two parallel blades, the elegant line that starts at the top of the radiator and goes to the running board. A pretty nice cabriolet which won an award at the concours.

The dolce vita on the French Riviera, still for a short period...

Who could have imagine that 6 month after this pictures has been taken, the war is declared and in less than one year, the German army will occupy half of France in few weeks... One of the worst periods for Europe will begin and will last for four years.  

Lorraine B3-6 at La Baule

This very attractive roadster is a Lorraine model B3-6. These cars were built in Argenteuil, few miles from Paris. With a 3,445 cc (210.2 cu in) six cylinder engine,  overhead valves, hemispherical head, aluminium pistons, and four-bearing crankshaft, the B3-6 was a quite good car. For two consecutive years, 1925 and 1926, Lorraine won the famous endurance race, the 24 hours of Le Mans with a B3-6 tourer. Not a stock car, but the preparation was minimal.

It is seen here above, participating to the concours of elegance at La Baule, on the West coast of France in 1929.
This custom built body is, may be, from Gaston Grümmer, a quite famous coachbuilder from the era.

Another view of the same car, this time at a concours of elegance in Paris in June 1929.