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| Unic , Paris-Rambouillet 2018 |
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Unic, Puteaux, France. Unic was an automobile manufacturer founded by Richard Brasier in 1905, with funding from Baron Henri de Rothschild. Originally the company made just light cars and taxis. In the end taxis were perhaps what they became most famous for and they were commonplace in Paris, London and Monaco. They then went on to make light vans and other utility vehicles and from 1922 trucks. Cars were made until just before WWII. In the nineteen fifties the truck business was integrated into Simca.
Early model numbers were a letter followed by a number. The vehicle pictured above appears to be a C1 four cylinder two seater from about 1910.
The name Unic comes from the French word "unique" and refers to the common interchangeable parts used in various models. Unic cars were amongst the first sold on credit.
