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Roch-Brault, a family of motoring pioneers





    

Roch-Brault is one of these names you could regularly come across in the pioneer years of the motor car in France. Early 1897 Maurice Roch-Brault was 'constructeur' of the Fisson. He participated in the Paris-Dieppe race in July 1897 with a....

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zondag juni 18th, 2017
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20 Juni 2017, 20:56
Another fine piece of research by Ariejan!
It is a pity that the nice and huge garage of Roch-Brault at the corner of the Place Saint Ferdinand and the rue Brunel in Paris no longer exists. In the modern building which has replaced it, one can still find a Lexus dealer (some years ago it was a Morgan dealer) so one could still call the place (slightly) 'automotive'. Up to about 1930 one could find several French car makers in the rue Brunel. The Place Saint Ferdinand is still worth a visit because of the Serpollet statue (though in decline).
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