Ad for the French automaker Panhard et Levassor’s “Dynamic” in L’Illustration, May 23, 1936. Art by Alexis Kow.
For the “Dynamic,” Panhard et Levassor’s in-house designer Louis Bionier came up with a Streamline Modern design, featuring front and rear wheel spats, two or three windscreen wipers and headlights integrated into the bodywork. Despite its size, the “Dynamic” was the first French car in the luxury class to feature a steel body electrically welded together and constructed without a separate chassis. It was also ahead of its time in having independent wishbone front suspension. But the feature that attracted the most comment when the car appeared at the 1936 Paris Motor Show was the centrally mounted steering. [Wikipedia]
Ad for the French automaker Panhard et Levassor’s “Dynamic” in L’Illustration, May 23, 1936. Art by Alexis Kow.
For the “Dynamic,” Panhard et Levassor’s in-house designer Louis Bionier came up with a Streamline Modern design, featuring front and rear wheel spats, two or three windscreen wipers and headlights integrated into the bodywork. Despite its size, the “Dynamic” was the first French car in the luxury class to feature a steel body electrically welded together and constructed without a separate chassis. It was also ahead of its time in having independent wishbone front suspension. But the feature that attracted the most comment when the car appeared at the 1936 Paris Motor Show was the centrally mounted steering. [Wikipedia]