Hanzer

Hanzer Frères, Hanzer, was a French manufacturer of automobiles. The Petit-Ivry company of Ivry-sur-Seine began building automobiles in 1899. Production ended in 1903.¹²³

In 1899 the first model produced was a tricycle.¹²³

In 1900 they introduced a voiturette powered by a 3 Hp De Dion-Bouton engine.¹²³

In 1901 both two and four-seater models were produced with 6 Hp engines from the Parisian builder Ateliers de Construction Mecanique l'Aster (Aster).¹²³

In 1902 the Parisian Durey-Sohy (de: Durey-Sohy) company took over production.¹²³ A 1902 vehicle survives in the Bentley Wildfowl and Motor Museum at Halland, East Sussex.² It is occasionally used in the London to Brighton Veteran Car Run.

In 1903 the range consisted of the 5 HP and 6 HP single-cylinder models and the 9 HP two-cylinder model.¹²³

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