{"id":200585,"date":"2016-04-24T18:46:15","date_gmt":"2016-04-24T18:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.supercars.net\/blog\/?p=200585"},"modified":"2024-06-04T14:21:47","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T14:21:47","slug":"1912-panhard-et-levassor-x19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/1912-panhard-et-levassor-x19\/","title":{"rendered":"1912 Panhard et Levassor X19"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>1912 Panhard et Levassor X19<\/h1>\n<div class=\"copy-paste-block\">\n<p><span id=\"intelliTXT\">As early as 1858, Jean-Baptiste Labourdette started making horse drawn carriages and by 1907 his grandson Jean-Henri had taken the company to the next level. In 1912, Labourdette unveiled this Skiff design which was the first of many significant and aerodynamic cars to come from his workshop in Paris.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cit was in 1912 that I that built my first skiff body, on a Panhard &amp; Levassor chassis\u201d is how Henri recalls this car. With it, he pioneered the synthesis of boat construction and automotive style. Skiff stands for a small rowboat and the design was mimicked by many other coach builders leading up to the 1920s.<\/p>\n<p>The absolute highlight of this Skiff is a nautically-themed body that is shaped unlike anything else made during the period. This sleek shape was devoid of doors and surely an exercise in extreme design. The harmony between the hood, passenger space and boat-tail rear end was unmatched in the pioneering days of coach building when cars were typically shaped cars like boxes.<\/p>\n<p>The first skiff was make for Chevalier Ren\u00e9 de Knyff who was an enthusiastic driver as well as the director of Panhard et Levassor. Labourdette recounts the initial proposal: <i>The Chevalier Ren\u00e9 de Knyff invited me to his office and made me a proposal: \u201cI would like a very, very light but comfortable torpedo offering the least wind resistance.\u201d As he was a great sportsman and practiced bicycling and rowing daily, he suggested to me: \u201cYou know that I do rowing. Why don&#8217;t you build this body like my skiff, in mahogany with ribbing and all? It\u2019s light and strong.\u201d I pointed out to him that a boat did not have doors and that was why its hull was rigid. &#8220;That doesn&#8217;t matter,&#8221; he responded. &#8220;Make me a torpedo without doors.&#8221;<\/i> \u00b9<\/p>\n<p>Aside from its aesthetic qualities, the Skiff was also light and reduced body weight to 400 lbs (180kg)\u00b2. Labourdette talks about the his technique: <i>\u201cI constructed the skiff in triple layers of mahogany planking, riveted on a frame of ash. According to what I had seen, between the second and third plies I had placed a layer of canvas, which assured great rigidity.\u201d<\/i>\u00b9 The structure was inherently rigid due its lack of doors. Inside, the car\u2019s ash ribbing was exposed as well as the floors grooved mahogany. This lack of upholstery helped reduce overall weight.<\/p>\n<p>Labourdette debuted the Panhard &amp; Levassor at the Paris Motor show, where its boat tail and high level of craftsmanship could be seen. It was clear that Labourdette went beyond the initial concept to appeal to a wealthy market which would appreciate the body\u2019s nautical theme, ornate construction and exclusive shape.<\/p>\n<p>After the show, Labourdette applied skiff bodies to many different cars including Rolls-Royce, Mercedes-Benz, Hispano Suiza, Renault, Peugeot and Delauney-Belleville\u00b2.<\/p>\n<p>Before his death, Labourdette wrote about the skiff in his book <i>Une Si\u00e9cle de Carrosserie Fran\u00e7ais<\/i>. He also assisted the Louwman Collection to recreate a body in the Netherlands on an original 1912 Panhard et Levassor X19 chassis . Labourdette lent his expertise to the project and ensured the three layers of wood, ash structure and nearly 500 brass rivets were correct. The replica is on permanent display at the Dutch National Motor Museum in Raamsdonksveer.<\/p>\n<p>1. Labourdette, Jean-Henri.<u>Une Si\u00e9cle de Carrosserie Fran\u00e7ais<\/u>. Edita, 1972.<br \/>\n2. Heumann, Jules. \u2018Skiff Automobiles\u2019, <u>Pebble Beach Program<\/u>. 2005.<\/p>\n<h4>Story by Richard Owen<\/h4>\n<figure class='gallery-item'>\r\n            <div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\r\n                <a href='https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/751845.jpg' class='tipi-lightbox'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/751845.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"1912 Panhard et Levassor X19\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/751845.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/751845-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/751845-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/751845-770x511.jpg 770w, 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srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/751847.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/751847-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/751847-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/751847-770x511.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/751847-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/751847-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/751847-293x195.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n            <\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\r\n            <div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\r\n                <a href='https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1912_PanhardetLevassor_X191.jpg' class='tipi-lightbox'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1912_PanhardetLevassor_X191.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"1912 Panhard et Levassor X19\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1912_PanhardetLevassor_X191.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1912_PanhardetLevassor_X191-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1912_PanhardetLevassor_X191-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1912_PanhardetLevassor_X191-770x511.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1912_PanhardetLevassor_X191-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1912_PanhardetLevassor_X191-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1912_PanhardetLevassor_X191-293x195.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n            <\/div><\/figure>\n<div class=\"copy-paste-block\">\n<h3>In Detail<\/h3>\n<table class=\"cardetails\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"label\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"30%\">type<\/td>\n<td class=\"value\" align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"70%\">Concept \/ Prototype Car<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"label\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"30%\">released at<\/td>\n<td class=\"value\" align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"70%\">1912 Paris<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"label\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"30%\">built at<\/td>\n<td class=\"value\" align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"70%\">Paris, French<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"label\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"30%\">body stylist<\/td>\n<td class=\"value\" align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"70%\">Henri Labourdette<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"label\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"30%\">coachbuilder<\/td>\n<td class=\"value\" align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"70%\">Labourdette<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"boldlabel\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"30%\">engine<\/td>\n<td class=\"boldvalue\" align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"70%\">4 Cylinder<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"label\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"30%\">displacement<\/td>\n<td class=\"value\" align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"70%\">2614 cc \/ 159.52 in\u00b3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"label\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"30%\">power<\/td>\n<td class=\"value\" align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"70%\">16.41 kw \/ 22 bhp<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"label\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"30%\">specific output<\/td>\n<td class=\"value\" align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"70%\">8.42 bhp per litre<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"boldlabel\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"30%\">top speed<\/td>\n<td class=\"boldvalue\" align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"70%\">~51.49 kph \/ 32 mph<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1912 Panhard et Levassor X19 As early as 1858, Jean-Baptiste Labourdette started making horse drawn carriages and by 1907 his grandson Jean-Henri had taken the company to the next level. In 1912, Labourdette unveiled this Skiff design which was the first of many significant and aerodynamic cars to come from his workshop in Paris. \u201cit was in 1912 that I that built my first skiff body, on a Panhard &amp; Levassor chassis\u201d is how Henri recalls this car. With it, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":200588,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2181,9348,17105,1979],"tags":[18320,6824,13061,17106,1988,20996],"class_list":["post-200585","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-1910s","category-guides","category-model-guides-production-cars","category-panhard","tag-1910s-all","tag-1910s-cars","tag-car-profiles","tag-model-guides-production-cars","tag-panhard","tag-panhard-model-guides-all"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>1912 Panhard et Levassor X19<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/1912-panhard-et-levassor-x19\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"1912 Panhard et Levassor X19\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"1912 Panhard et Levassor X19 As early as 1858, Jean-Baptiste Labourdette started making horse drawn carriages and by 1907 his grandson Jean-Henri had taken the company to the next level. 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