Please visit www.godinbanks.com for over 25 photos of the car. France?s oldest car manufacturer and one of the greatest names in motoring history, Panhard et Levassor was founded in 1887 by Rene Panhard, Emile Levassor and Belgian lawyer Edouard Sarazin. Well equipped and beautifully engineered, the cars pioneered many inventions that we now take for granted including the first effective transmission and the famous Panhard rod suspension brace. A range of increasingly majestic and innovative cars were produced until the outbreak of war put a temporary halt to production in 1939. In the desolate climate of the post-war years a complete rethink was in order and the Panhard became a utility car of considerable ingenuity and performance with the advent of the Dyna series. These were front-wheel drive, air-cooled, 610cc flat-twin engined machines with light alloy bodywork by Facel-Metallon, independent front suspension and four-speed overdrive gearing. New for 1964 was the Panhard 24, a compact two-door coup� with a strikingly low and modern steel body with a prominent waist level groove reminiscent of the then fashionable Corvair Corvette. At a time when monocoque construction was becoming mainstream, the 24 sat on a separate and very strong tubular steel chassis: it was therefore possible to keep the window pillars relatively thin which gave the car an airy cabin and outstanding all-round visibility, while retaining class-leading structural rigidity thanks to the pleating and reinforcement of the roof panel. The twin headlights were set back in the body of the car and covered by a single glass cover, a styling cue that would be adopted for the Citroen DS in 1967, and the bumpers were in stainless steel. Power came from a larger 848cc version of the front-mounted air-cooled flat-twin Dyna engine. Cylinder-for-cylinder this put it on a par with a Porsche 911 and gave it a top speed of 100mph thanks in part to its exceptionally slippery shape and low frontal aspect. The interior was very well appointed for its class and was one of the first to offer the option of seat belts. The front seat backs were adjustable for rake and also ? unusually at this time ? adjustable for height. The passenger?s sun visor included a vanity mirror with its own light and the steering wheel was adjustable. The car also boasted an unusually elaborate heater. At first two versions were offered, a four-seater C and a 2+2 CT, both on a 90-inch wheelbase, but from 1965 a longer 100-inch wheelbase model was also offered in B and BT formats, all with two doors only. Production finally came to an end in 1967 when Citroen, who had taken an increasing share of the business since 1955, decided they were too much of a rival for their own brand and diverted the Panhard name into the manufacture of light military vehicles. By this time some 28,500 Panhard 24 models had been sold, of which just 14,181 were in CT form. Survivors are now rare and sought after. This is an extremely rare 24BT in Left hand Drive format, registered in the UK and with a current MOT. The previous owner has spent a lot of money on the car in recent months and this includes four new tyres, new shocks and many other parts. The car comes with a huge amount of spare parts, boxes and boxes of bits! The car presents well but would benefit from cosmetic improvement abut can be used immediately. I dont think you will find another very easily! Petrol
Colour: Black
Right-hand Drive
