Lot no. 52
1916 ROCHET SCHNEIDER IT 2
Châssis n° 525
_Restauration complète
_ Mémoire de guerre
Reconnus pour leurs automobiles de course, de prestige et de grand tourisme, Edouard Rochet et Théodore Schneider ont fait édifier dès 1900, une nouvelle usine ultra moderne de 10 000 m² à l’est de Lyon.
Entre 1905 et 1908, l’élan prometteur des débuts sera stoppé par d’obscures opérations boursières qui amèneront Théodore Schneider en 1910, puis Edouard Rochet en 1917 à quitter l’entreprise.
En 1912, Rochet-Schneider complète sa gamme automobile par un robuste châssis de 12 CV à cardan spécial et pont arrière à double démultiplications. Ce châssis servira de base à différents utilitaires légers jusqu’au milieu des années 1920.
Pendant la première guerre mondiale, le constructeur se consacre à la production de guerre (pièces de moteurs d’avion, obus), et à la fabrication d’un seul type de camion : un modèle de 1,5 tonnes, dont 1363 unités sont livrées à l’Armée. Ils seront notamment appréciés comme véhicules sanitaires.
C’est un de ces véhicules que nous vous pressentons aujourd’hui. Son propriétaire l’a acheté en 2002.
A l’origine, le camion présenté appartenait à un récupérateur de ferrailles et de peaux d’Evreux. Il fut racheté avant la guerre par un transporteur du Puy de Dôme qui voulait récupérer les pneus puis stocké dans une grange. Le propriétaire actuel l’a retrouvé à l’état de semi-épave et a entreprit une fastidieuse restauration complète d’un an, en 2003.
Le camion est aujourd’hui en parfait état de fonctionnement et attend son futur propriétaire, qui aura l’audace de dompter son siècle d’histoire.
1916 ROCHET SCHNEIDER IT 2
Chassis n° 525
Complete restoration
War memorabilia
Renowned for their racing, prestige and grand touring cars, Edouard Rochet and Théodore Schneider had a new ultra-modern factory of 10,000 m² built in 1900, east of Lyon.
Between 1905 and 1908, the promising momentum of the early days was halted by obscure stock market transactions that led Théodore Schneider in 1910, and then Edouard Rochet in 1917, to leave the company.
In 1912, Rochet-Schneider completed its range of cars with a robust 12 HP chassis with a special cardan shaft and a double reduction rear axle. This chassis served as the basis for various light commercial vehicles until the mid-1920s.
During the First World War, the manufacturer devoted itself to war production (aircraft engine parts, shells), and to the manufacture of a single type of truck: a 1.5-tonne model, of which 1,363 units were delivered to the army. They were particularly appreciated as medical vehicles.
It is one of these vehicles that we are presenting to you today. Its owner bought it in 2002.
Originally, the truck presented belonged to a scrap metal and skin salvager from Evreux. Before the war it was bought by a transporter from Puy de Dôme who wanted to recover the tyres and then stored in a barn. The current owner found it in a semi-wrecked state and undertook a tedious year-long restoration in 2003.
The truck is now in perfect working order and awaits its future owner, who will have the audacity to tame its century of history.
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