OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE

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LOT
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r000 19XX Make Model
estimate: $000 000 - $000 000
Despite solid sales, it was clear that the 3.5 horsepower Zurcher
offered without reserve
motor used by Mochet since 1947 had run its course, and
beginning in 1952, an alternative Ydral motor could be had on
the Luxe, Grand Luxe, and Commerciale models. This widely-used,
reliable motor was the French equivalent of villiers or Sachs. The
attractive Grand Luxe, with its pontoon-style body, was a success,
and Mochet used it as an inspiration for a new model introduced
in December 1954, which was called the CM-125Y (for Ydral)
Berline Découvrable.
This enclosed car had doors with framed sliding side windows
and a canvas roof, which was fixed to the body at the rear and
able to be folded back at the front. It continued with the Grand
Luxe style grille with its aluminum strips, later to be replaced by
a metal insert. It also continued with the perforated wheels, in
which the slots were soon replaced by circular holes and, finally,
by solid disc wheels. The Ydral motor was available alternatively
in the 175-cubic centimeter size, for which a license was required,
and both versions had an electric starter. This original, unrestored
example features the grille and solid wheels of the later cars.
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