1954 PANHARD Dyna Z Berline

Time-bound cars are also used in comic strips. In the case of the 'ligne claire' school they are even depicted very recognizable.

Car enthusiasts will enjoy the stories of, for example Blake & Mortimer, Lefranc and Tintin.

 

This blue Dyna Z was found in The Adventures of Tintin, volume 19: The Red Sea Sharks (Cokes in Voorraad/Coke en Stock, 1958).

Drawings by Hergé (Georges Remi, 1907-1983) and Bob de Moor (1925-1992).

This story was first published in Tintin Magazine, 1956-58.

 

Further we can recognize clockwise:

1950-55 Citroën 2CV AZU,

1955-65 Ford FK 1000 (?),

1955-59 Jaguar MkI 2.4 Litre (?),

1955-57 Simca Vedette,

1950- Tempo Hanseat 3-Wheel Carrier.

 

The direct predecessor of the PL 17 was the Panhard Dyna Z. It was introduced in June 1953. It had a complete new and smooth streamlined body. Responsible for the avant garde design of the Dyna Z was Louis Bionier (1898-1973) in cooperation with André Jouan. Production started in 1954.

The first series body was made entirely of aluminium. In September 1955 Panhard switched to steel body shells. The bonnet, door panels, boot and bumpers were still made of aluminium.

 

851 cc 2 cylinder Boxer air-cooled engine.

Ca. 850 kg.

Production Panhard Dyna Z: 1954-1959.

 

Image taken from: Hergé, De Avonturen van Tintin, Cokes in voorraad / Coke en Stock (Casterman, 1958).

Source: johanverzamelt.nl/kuifje-autos-55-panhard-dyna-z/

 

Amsterdam, Nov. 15, 2016.

 

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