Anyone who knows about Salmson? In the early sixties I owned (my 2nd car, upgrade from Goggomobil!) a 4 door (rear doors were suicide doors, there was no sill between front and rear doors), 4 cylinder sedan, built around 1950. Double overhead camshafts, which were driven by shafts and gears, not belts or chains. Gearbox was an early automatic - Cotal. You used the clutch to drive off only, after that changed with a tiny switch on a stalk off the steering column. For reverse a large knob under the dash changed direction (therefore also 4 gears in reverse).
In it's early days Salmson also made (fighter??) planes.
The factory still exists, but only makes water pumps. (The Sydney opera house has Salmson pumps to keep the cellars dry (under sea level)
In it's early days Salmson also made (fighter??) planes.
The factory still exists, but only makes water pumps. (The Sydney opera house has Salmson pumps to keep the cellars dry (under sea level)