Vintage Revival Montlhéry 2019 - Plateau A - BNCs and others

Unusual 1934 BNC 527 Sirejol on the banking.

Plateau A of the Vintage Revival Montlhéry contained many BNCs as well as other marques such as Salmson, Amilcar and GN.  BNC is not a marque known well outside of vintage car aficionados in France.  It was normally known by its acronym but in full was called Bollack, Netter et Cie after its founders.   Established in 1923 in Paris it lasted until 1931, although afterwards André Sirejol continued producing BNC cars for a number of years.    BNC produced mainly light racing cars competing in events mainly in France and Belgium.  Victories included the 1925 GP de Picardie with the Russian Boris Ivanowski, and the 1927 Bol'Or with the infamous Violette Morris.  Class wins were achieved in the great 24 Hour races at Le Mans in 1928 and at Spa Francorchamps in 1930.

The BNC 527 model was the best known.  The ones called Monza had Ruby engines.

1929 BNC 527 racing car

1927 Amilcar CGSS dwarfed by the banking.

A wet paddock for the BNC brigade.

1928 BNC 527 Monza.

1922 GN OHC 1500cc

1928 Amilcar CGSS

1929 BNC with Saint Hubert bodywok.

1921 Salmson GS

Salmson in the paddock.

1929 BNC 527 Monza

1927 Salmson GS 8

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1929 Chenard et Walcker Tank Y8