1930 G.A.R. Type B5 Roadster

Automobiles G.A.R. opened in 1922 in Clichy, a suburb northwest of Paris, and initially manufactured cyclecars with air-cooled 2-cylinder engines supplied by Chapuis-Dornier. Later G.A.R. began to produce sporty voiturettes for motor racing. Four G.A.R.s were entered in the 1926 Bol d'Or 24 hour race and all finished, proving their reliability. In 1929 the company moved to more expensive facilities, where larger vehicles with 8-cylinder, 1,375cc racing engines were produced. G.A.R.'s were only built in small numbers and production ceased in 1934. Today there are only two or three of these small French roadsters left in the world.

This 1930 G.A.R. Type B5 Roadster was purchased in 1970 by Serge Pozzoli, who kept it until 1994, selling it to a private collector before being purchased by the Mullin Collection in 2011. It was shown at the 2013 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance and subsequently at the Mullin Automotive Museum.

By Daniel Vaughan | May 2024