1967, Car Market: France

This is an overview of all French cars available in 1967, in alphabetic order.

Alpine A110 (aka Renault Alpine)

- L4: 1108 cc, 1255 cc, 1296 cc, 1470 cc

- Berlinette (Coupé) / Cabriolet

Alpine A110

CG Spider 1000 / 1000S

- L4: 944 cc, 1118 cc (Simca)

- Cabriolet (optional hard top on 1000S)

CG Spider

Chapron

- Citroën DS based Cabriolets: Caddy, Palm Beach

- Citroën DS based Coupes: Dandy, Léman

- Citroën DS based Berline: Majesty

Citroën DS Chapron Caddy

Citroën DS Chapron Palm Beach

Citroën DS Chapron Dandy

Citroën DS Chapron Léman

Citroën DS Chapron Majesty

Citroën 2CV

- B2: 425 cc, 602 cc

Citroën 2CV

Citroën Ami6

- B2, 602 cc

- Berline / Break

Citroën Ami6 Berline

Citroën Ami6 Break

Citroën ID 19

- L4, 1985 cc

- Berline

Citroën ID 19 Berline

Citroën DS 19

- L4, 1985 cc

- Berline / Pallas Berline / Safari (Break)

Citroën DS 19 Break

Citroën DS 21

- L4, 2175 cc

- Berline / Pallas Berline / Cabriolet / Safari (Break)

Citroën DS 21 Pallas Berline

Citroën DS 21 Cabriolet

Citroën Dyane

- B2, 475 cc

Citroën Dyane

Cournil JA2

- L4, 2260 cc, 4x4

Cournil JA2

Hotchkiss JH-102 (D)

- L4: 2199 cc, 1816 cc (diesel)

Hotchkiss JH-102

Matra Jet

- Jet V: L4, 1108 cc (Renault 8 engine)

- Jet V S: L4, 1108 cc (Renault 8 Gordini engine)

- Jet 6: L4, 1255 cc (Renault 8 Gordini engine)

Matra Jet 6

Matra M530

- V4, 1699 cc (Ford Taunus V4 engine)

Matra M530

Panhard 24

- Panhard production ended on 20 July 1967

- B2, 848 cc

- Berline, Coupé

Panhard 24 BT

Peugeot 204

- L4, 1130 cc

- Berline, Break, Fourgonnette, Coupé, Cabriolet

Peugeot 204 Berline

Peugeot 204 Break

Peugeot 204 Cabriolet

Peugeot 204 Coupé

Peugeot 404

- L4: 1468 cc, 1618 cc, 1948 cc (diesel)

- Berline, Break, Coupé, Cabriolet

Peugeot 404 Berline

Peugeot 404 Break

Peugeot 404 Cabriolet

Peugeot 404 Coupé

Renault 4

- Facelifted during 1967
- L4, 747 cc

Renault 4

Renault 4 Facelift

Renault Dauphine

- production ended in 1967

- L4, 845 cc

- Berline

Renault Dauphine

Renault 8

- L4: 956 cc, 1108 cc

- Berline / Berline Gordini

Renault 8

Renault 8 Gordini

Renault 10

- Facelifted during 1967 
- L4, 1108 cc

- Berline

Renault 10

Renault 10 Facelift

Renault 16

- L4, 1470 cc

- Berline: Super / TL

Renault 16

Renault Caravelle

- L4, 1108 cc

- Coupé / Cabriolet

Renault Caravelle Cabriolet

Renault Caravelle Coupé

Simca 1000

- L4, 944 cc

- Berline, Coupé

Simca 1000 Berline

Simca 1000 Coupé

Simca 1301 / 1501

- L4: 1290 cc, 1475 cc

- Berline / Break

Simca 1301 / 1501 Berline

Simca 1301 / 1501 Break

Simca 1100

- L4: 944 cc, 1118 cc

- Berline / Break

Simca 1100

1965, Car Spotting: Mont Saint-Michel (parking), France

Left, front to back

Unidentified car, Opel Rekord A Coupé, Simca 1000, Panhard Dyna Z, Citroën 2CV, Ford Taunus 17M/20M (P5), DKW 3=6 (F93), Simca Aronde (P60), Simca Aronde (P60), Mercedes-Benz W110, Citroën 2CV, Renault Dauphine, Peugeot 403, Alfa Romeo Giulia (Type 105), Simca Aronde (P60), Renault Dauphine, Renault 4, Renault Dauphine, Renault 4, Simca 1300, unidentified dark coloured car, unidentified light coloured car probably Alfa Romeo or Fiat, Fiat 600, Citroën ID/DS, Peugeot 403, Peugeot 404, unidentified break, Renault Floride / Caravelle, Citroën Ami 6, unidentified dark coloured car probably Austin / Morris 1100 (BMC ADO16), Peugeot 404, Renault Dauphine, Ford Thunderbird (fourth generation), Paugeot 404, Peugeot 404, unidentified dark coloured car probably Renault 4CV, Renault 4, unidentified dark coloured car, Simca 9 Aronde, Simca Ariane, unidentified American break probably Chevrolet, Peugeot 404 break, Renault 4, Volkswagen 1500 (Notchback) (Type 3), Peugeot 404, Volkswagen 1200/1300 (Beetle, Type 1), Citroën ID/DS, Peugeot 404, Renault 8, Opel Rekord A or B, Simca 1300.

Right, front to back

Renault 4, unidentified dark coloured car, Renault 4, Simca Aronde (P60), Peugeot 403, Peugeot 404, Peugeot 404, Renault 4, Citroën Ami 6, Peugeot 403, Volvo Amazon, Renault 8, Ford Anglia 105E Estate, Opel Kapitän (P2), Volkswagen 1200/1300 (Beetle, Type 1), Jaguar Mark 2, Renault Dauphine, Opel Kapitän (P2), Simca Ariane, Simca 1000, Renault Dauphine, Citroën 2CV, Citroën 2CV, Ford Taunus 17M/20M (P5), Citroën Ami 6, Panhard 24 C/CT, Citroën ID/DS, Renault 4, Peugeot 404, Renault Dauphine, Ford Taunus 12M (P4), Peugeot 404, Citroën 2CV, Volkswagen 1200/1300 (Beetle, Type 1), Peugeot 403, Peugeot 404, Renault Estafette, unidentiefied dark coloured car probably Volkswagen 1500 (Type 3), Volkswagen 1500 (Variant) (Type 3), Volkswagen 1200/1300 (Beetle, Type 1), Simca Aronde (P60), Renault 4, unidentified car probably Volkswagen 1500 (Notchback) (Type 3), unidentified light coloured car, Renault Dauphine.

1960, Carspotting: Parking CERN, Meyrin, Geneva, Switzerland

Left to right
On the road

Unidentified dark coloured car, Simca Aronde P60, Renault 4CV, unidentified light coloured car probably Panhard, Renault 4CV, unidentified dark coloured car.

Parked on the left

The first four cars are unidentifiable, Simca 90A Aronde, unidentified car probably Renault, Renault Dauphine, Peugeot 203, Volkswagen 1200 (Type 1, Beetle), Citroën 2CV, Renault 4CV, Renault 4CV, Renault Dauphine, Renault 4CV, Fiat 1100, Simca Aronde P60, Citroën 2CV, Volkswagen 1200 (Type 1, Beetle), Citroën Traction Avant, unidentified dark coloured car, unidentified light coloured car probably Simca, Peugeot 203, unidentified car probably Ford Taunus 12M or 15M, Peugeot 403, Fiat 600, Volkswagen 1100 (Type 1, Beetle), Renault Dauphine, Volkswagen 1200 (Type 1, Beetle).

Parked on the right

Panhard Dyna Z, Peugeot 203, Volkswagen 1200 (Type 1, Beetle), Panhard Dyna Z, Peugeot 403, Citroën 2CV, Renault 4CV, Volkswagen 1200 (Type 1, Beetle), Renault 4CV, Citroën 2CV, Renault Dauphine, Renault 4CV, Fiat 600, Citroën Traction Avant, Peugeot 203, Citroën 2CV, Citroën 2CV, Peugeot 203, unidentified dark coloured car, unidentified light coloured car, Ford Consul Mk I (EOTA), unidentified car, Citroën 2CV, Renault 4CV, unidentified car, Renault 4CV, unidentified car, Simca Vedette, unidentified car, Volkswagen 1200 (Type 1, Beetle), unidentified car, Peugeot 403.

Parked at the back

Renault Dauphine and Volkswagen 1200 (Type 1, Beetle).

1967, News: The last Panhard passenger car leaves the production line

In July 1967 the last Panhard passenger car, a blue model 24BT, leaves the production line. It ended the existence of the world’s first commercial manufacturer of automobiles, selling 21 cars in 1891. The French company Panhard & Levassor, later Panhard, established the front-engine, rear-drive architecture used by most cars for many decades. It was also one of the first carmakers to adopt front wheel drive.

René Panhard

Émile Levassor

Panhard & Levassor was founded as a car manufacturing company by René Panhard and Émile Levassor in 1887. In 1891 Panhard & Levassor marketed the first production car using a licensed Daimler engine. In 1892 Panhard & Levassor built the world's first front engined car with clutch and transmission driving the rear wheels (Système Panhard).

First Panhard & Levassor with Daimler engine (1891)

Panhard & Levassor (1892)

Panhard & Levassor (1892)

After the death of Émile Levassor in 1897, Arthur Krebs becomes General Manager in 1897. He turned the Panhard & Levassor Company into one of the largest and most profitable car manufacturers before World War I. Between the two World Wars, Panhard & Levassor focused on the luxury market. Most cars used sleeve-valve engines licensed from Charles Yale Knight. The elegant Panoramique (Panhard CS RL-N) of 1934 featured three windshields (center and two at the sides for “panoramic” visibility) and numerous mechanical innovations. The last big Panhard & Levassor, before Wold War II, was the streamlined Dynamic designed by Louis Bionier.

Panhard & Levassor Panoramique (x73) (1934)

Panhard & Levassor Dynamic (1936)

After World War II the company was renamed Panhard and produced only light cars such as the Dyna X, Dyna Z, PL 17, 24 CT and 24 BT, all with air-cooled flat-twin engine. In 1965 Panhard was taken over by Citroën. In 1967 civil production ended.

Panhard Dyna X (120)

Panhard Dyna Z

Panhard PL17

Panhard 24CT

Panhard 24BT