Share of the Automobiles Charron, Girardot & Voigt SA, issued 25. February 1902[1]The Charron, Girardot et Voigt 1902Charron, Girardot et Voigt tonneau 1904
Automobiles Charron, Girardot & Voigt SA (trade mark C.G.V.) was a French motor manufacturer founded by the racing cyclists and motorists Fernand Charron, Léonce Girardot and Émile Voigt.[2]
History
They opened one of the first French car dealerships in 1897, on Avenue de la Grande Armée in Paris and raced Panhard et Levassors in the major motoring events. Automobiles Charron, Girardot et Voigt SA showed their first car in 1901. In 1904, they produced 216 cars with 4 cylinder engines, which sold for up to £1200 in England.[3] In 1905, Voigt was sole importer to the USA of C.G.V. cars.[4]
Automobiles Charron
Automobiles Charron, Girardot et Voigt SA became Automobiles Charron in 1906 when both Girardot and Voigt left, and it continued trading until 1930.[3]
Motor-boats
In May 1905 Madame Camille du Gast competed in the trans-Mediterranean race from Algiers to Toulon, having built the 13-metre (43 ft) steel-hulled Camille specifically for the event, fitted with a 90-horsepower Charron, Girardot et Voigt engine.[5]
^3000 Titres Francais Répertoriés et Cotés. Numistoria et Guy Cifre. 1985. p. 25. ISBN2-9501106-0-6.
^Au Coin du Tricar: Rivierre "Léonce Aimable Victor Girardot..., un ancien cycliste qui s'associe cette même année avec Fernand Charron et Émile Voigt... L'Agence générale des automobiles F. Charron, Girardot et Voigt, sise au 2, rue Brunel, à Paris, est inaugurée le 9 octobre 1897." tr. "a former cyclist who joined forces that same year with Fernand Charron and Émile Voigt ... The General Automobile Agency F. Charron, Girardot and Voigt, located at 2, rue Brunel, in Paris, was inaugurated on October 9, 1897." - lestricars.es.tl, accessed 24 January 2021
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