Turcat-Me’ry 18 CV
Car : Turcat-Me’ry 18 CV
Year : 1911
Engine : 4 cylinders in line
Bore and stroke :90?130 mm
Cylinder capacity : 3307 cc
Gears : 4 forward
Brake horse power :-
Maximum speed : -
Wheelbase : –
Suspension : front and rear :semi-elliptic leaf- springs
Turcat-Me’ry is one of the French makes most prized by collector of veteran cars. The company was formed by two cousins, Le’on Turcat and Simon M?ry. Their first vehicle was produced in Marseilles in 1897, but the company Socie’te Turcat-Me’ry et Compagnie was not founded until two years later. Their cars were robust and were distinguished by their 5-speed gearboxes (n some models) and their similarity to the cars of De Dietrich, a firm for whom Turcat and Me’ry worked.

Their collaboration with De Dietrich was so extensive and demanding that the pair moved to be near the latter at Luneville and later in Paris. Louis Mary, Simon’s brother remained at Marseilles. The two partners later became fully independent again.
Until 1908 Turcat-Me’ry cars had chain drive, but shaft drive from 1909 onward; their 4-cylinder engines had a stroke of 1300 mm, the bore being varied according to the cylinder capacity of the model. The final years of activity were dogged by financial problems. The introduction of a sport car, the 4-cylinder RGH, was well received but it was not, on its own sufficient to restore order to the company’s finances. New models with 1200 and 1600 cc engines built by SCAP and CIME similarly failed. In 1929 Turcat-Me’ry closed.