Which are the "real" Koehler-Escoffier motorbikes... and which are the others? The answer is certainly rather arbitrary, as it aims to distinguish the 'real' ones, studied in this book, from those that are simple Monet-Goyons with other badges.
"Real" Kœhler-Escoffier models are all those made before 1930, the year in which the Mâcon-based Monet-Goyon company acquired the Lyon brand.
They were designed by Marcel Kœhler and Jules Escoffier, then, from 1922, by Raymond Guiguet. After 1930, the models designed and produced by Guiguet and his team in the design office and racing department were still 'real' Kœhler-Escoffier machines.
These include: those with a Rudge engine and gearbox, displacement 350 or 500 cm3; the L and KL range, with a four-stroke engine with angled cylinders; the 250, 350 and 500 with a racing ACT with vertical cylinders; the military prototype with a 1000 cm3 V-twin engine and 8-speed gearbox; and finally, the surviving prototype of a 350 V-twin racing engine with overhead camshafts and compressor.
Although arbitrary, says author Bernard Salvat, the identification of "real" Koehler-Escoffier is based on a strong argument: the identity of their designers.
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