Rochet-Schneider 25 CV
Car : Rochet-Schneider 25 CV
Year : 1911
Engine : 4 cylinders in line
Bore and stroke : 105?140 mm
Cylinder capacity : 4849 cc
Gears : 4 forward
Brake horse power :-
Maximum speed : -
Wheelbase : 10 ft 10 ins (3.30 m)
Suspension : front :semi-elliptic leaf- springs ;rear: ? elliptic leaf- springs
Rochet-Schneider was one of the few makes at the beginning of the twentieth century that never raced, but this did not affect its success. It was founded in 1894 by Edouard Rochet and Theophile Schneider in Lyons, and they began by building bicycles. In 1910 Schneider left and set up his own company.
A feature of the cars built by the two partners was their resemblance to Panhard and Benz models. Although this indicated a certain lack of originality in the design it was also widely felt that their cars were better built than their immediate rivals.

The 25 CV of 1911 was one of the most successful models. It had high tension magneto ignition and shaft drive. It was followed up by a 5500 cc 6-cylinder vehicle and gradually side valves were abandoned in favour of overhead types. The precision and quality of the firm’s products let to Rochet-Schneiders being built under licence by Moyea and Sampson in the United States; by Nagant and FN in Belgium; by Florentia in Italy and by Martini in Switzerland. By 1932 Rochet-Schneider concentrated entirely on commercial vehicles but before then a 5400 cc 6-cylinder with dual ignition and servo-assisted brakes and been put into production.