1935 Voisin C25 Cimier Coupe

Gabriel Voisin built his first aeroplane in 1902 and went on to build over 10,000 airframes, mainly during World War I. He started motorcar production in 1919 and at the Paris Auto Salon in 1920, he introduced the first Voisin C2, with a 7.3-liter V12 engine. The car proved to be too big and too expensive and all subsequent C models were built with 4- or 6-cylinder units. The first Voisin C25 was shown at the 1934 salon. Just 28 similar C25s followed, and they were fitted with different body styles with distinctive names like Lumineuse, Myrte, Aerodyne, and this Cimier, a two-door, four-seat coupe, which was the lowest and most streamlined of them all.

This car was originally built for Voisin's friend and fellow engineer, Jean Bertin, who went on to invent the futuristic Aerotrain in the 1960s. Having had only two owners, it survived reasonably intact. It has recently been restored, keeping the original pattern of fabric and color of the paintwork.