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Donnet C17 from 1933 – light commercial vehicle from the French interwar manufacturer: four-cylinder engine, 150kg payload, 2,900mm wheelbase
Donnet was a French vehicle manufacturer of the interwar period. The C17 recorded here dates from 1933 and belongs to the marque's light commercial vehicles.
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The vehicle is recorded with a four-cylinder engine. With a gross vehicle weight of 1,320kg and an unladen weight of 1,170kg, a payload of 150kg remains. The wheelbase of 2,900mm and width of 1,700mm correspond to a chassis with a comparatively long wheelbase for a low gross weight.
A payload of only 150kg against a gross weight of around 1.3 tonnes shows that most of the weight went into chassis, body and engine, leaving only a small share for cargo — typical of light commercial vehicles of the period, whose wood-and-sheet-metal bodies were still comparatively heavy. Vehicles of this era ran without today's safety equipment and with mechanical, cable-operated brakes.
On a vehicle of this age, checking the frame and body mounting for rust and loose joints comes first. The mechanical braking system, wheel bearings and leaf-spring suspension should be checked by a workshop specialising in pre-war vehicles, since spare parts can only be sourced through clubs and specialist dealers. It is also worth assessing the condition of the wooden structural elements in the body, which carry a substantial share of the loads on vehicles of this era.
Sources: SpecCodex-Register: Kennwerte des Modells Donnet C17
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