Avions Voisin racer Raimbault Motor-Fly 1922 French endurance racer Marly photo

Description

A superb and rare photo of the
Voisin Motor-Fly Motorcycle with rider Raimbault before the start of the 1922 endurance race at Marley in France.
Avions Voisin
was a French luxury automobile brand established by Gabriel Voisin in 1919 which traded until 1939.
Gabriel B. Voisin was an aviation pioneer and manufacturer who in 1919 started producing cars using Knight-type sleeve valve engines at Issy-les-Moulineaux, an industrial suburb to the southwest of Paris. Former student of the Fine Arts School of Lyon and enthusiast for all things mechanical since his childhood, Voisin's uncompromisingly individual designs made extensive use of light alloys, especially aluminum. One of the company's most striking early designs was the
Laboratoire
Grand Prix car of 1923; one of the first cars ever to use monocoque chassis construction, and utilising small radiator-mounted propeller to drive the cooling pump. The characteristic Voisin style of 'rational' coachwork he developed in conjunction with his collaborator André Noel. Noel prioritized lightness, central weight distribution, capacious luggage boxes and distinctively angular lines. The 1930s models with underslung chassis were strikingly low.
This is your rare chance to own this
non period
photo that reflects a very interesting and historic piece of motorcycle history. Therefore it is printed in a nice large format of ca. 8" x 12”  (ca. 20 x 30 cm).
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