Lorraine

This chauffeur can be proud of his Lorraine-Dietrich. The car is bodied as a "Roi des Belges"tourer and seems to be ready for a long journey on the French roads.
Initially from Luneville close to Nancy, France, the headque-arter is moved to Paris 1905 and a second factory in founded in 1907 in Argenteuil.

The Lorraine was a car with a good reputation.
The last model of personal car was the 20 CV that was produced in the first half of the 30's.

Beute auto...

Between mid 1940 and the D-day in June 1944, the German troops occupied, first the North -West half of France and from November 1942 the whole country.
It now quite well known that during this period many paintings, sculptures and different antics were either stolen or, in few cases, bought but at a very low price. It is less known that many cars were also took by the German Army.
Of course the latest models were the first choice with a clear preference for American cars such as Packard, Buick, Cadillac... and also the French most desirable models with the Delahaye 135, Delage D8, Bugatti T57...
In the enclosed pictures, it is a more humble sport car, probably French that has been discovered in a barn by few soldiers.
We haven't been able to identify the manufacturer of this car. Is it a Derby, a Lombard, a Rally ?
We are waiting for your suggestions.