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Nope - two different concerns. They share a common denominator, but they are different. Stude62 01:57, 1 February 2006 (UTC)
Agree, there are many Continental collectors out there who would insist the unique attributes
of the car deserve a separate entry. Hopefully one of them will eventually flesh it out. (Unsigned commet made 02:02, March 10, 2006 by 67.105.132.162 )
Note: The above appears to be a discussion about an old proposal to merge Continental w/De Vaux, or perhaps Continental De Vaux with De Vaux. Dovid ( talk) 06:24, 17 May 2009 (UTC)
The Grand Rapids facilities did not belong to the company; they were leased from adjacent Hayes Body Co., which delivered all bodies. Beside the fact that Continental Motors did not pick up the oakland plant, I can not see what happened to that facility afterwards. Possibly that Norman De Vaux bought it together with the remaining tooling to build there his De Vaux 4/44 and De-Vo. After both ideas had failed, GM bought the plant in about 1936.-- Chief tin cloud ( talk) 15:04, 25 August 2013 (UTC)
Continental brought out its own cars for the 1933 and 1934 model years, not based on the Durant/De Vaux cars, but sold poorly so ceased production.
That's simply wrong. Twice:
Model | Built | Cylinder | Engine | Power | Wheelbase | Coachwork |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
De Vaux 6/70 | 1931 | inline 6 | Hall-Scott | 70 bhp (51 kW) | 2.870 mm (113 in.) | 2-dr coupe, 4-dr sedan, 4-dr phaeton |
Model | Built | Cylinder | Engine | Power | Wheelbase | Coachwork |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
De Vaux-Continental 6/80 | 1932 | inline 6 | Continental | 80 bhp (59 kW) | 2.870 mm (113 in.) | 2-dr convertible coupe, 2-dr coupe, 4-dr sedan |
Model | Built | Cylinder | Engine | Power | Wheelbase | Coachwork |
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Continental Beacon | 1933– 1934 |
inline 4 | Continental | 38 bhp (28 kW) | 2.578 mm (101.5 in.) | roadster, 2-dr coupe, 2-dr sedan, 4-dr sedan |
Continental Flyer | 1933 | inline 6 | Continental | 65 bhp (48 kW) | 2.718 mm (107 in.) | roadster, 2-dr coupe, 2-dr sedan, 4-dr sedan |
Continental 6/85 Ace | 1933 | inline 6 | Continental | 85 bhp (62,5 kW) | 2.896 mm (114 in.) | 2-dr coupe, 4-dr sedan |
Model year sales were a dismal 3,110 for 1933 (all models), and completely inacceptable 953 for 1934, although the Beacon was a very economical car.-- Chief tin cloud ( talk) 15:04, 25 August 2013 (UTC)
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Nope - two different concerns. They share a common denominator, but they are different. Stude62 01:57, 1 February 2006 (UTC)
Agree, there are many Continental collectors out there who would insist the unique attributes
of the car deserve a separate entry. Hopefully one of them will eventually flesh it out. (Unsigned commet made 02:02, March 10, 2006 by 67.105.132.162 )
Note: The above appears to be a discussion about an old proposal to merge Continental w/De Vaux, or perhaps Continental De Vaux with De Vaux. Dovid ( talk) 06:24, 17 May 2009 (UTC)
The Grand Rapids facilities did not belong to the company; they were leased from adjacent Hayes Body Co., which delivered all bodies. Beside the fact that Continental Motors did not pick up the oakland plant, I can not see what happened to that facility afterwards. Possibly that Norman De Vaux bought it together with the remaining tooling to build there his De Vaux 4/44 and De-Vo. After both ideas had failed, GM bought the plant in about 1936.-- Chief tin cloud ( talk) 15:04, 25 August 2013 (UTC)
Continental brought out its own cars for the 1933 and 1934 model years, not based on the Durant/De Vaux cars, but sold poorly so ceased production.
That's simply wrong. Twice:
Model | Built | Cylinder | Engine | Power | Wheelbase | Coachwork |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
De Vaux 6/70 | 1931 | inline 6 | Hall-Scott | 70 bhp (51 kW) | 2.870 mm (113 in.) | 2-dr coupe, 4-dr sedan, 4-dr phaeton |
Model | Built | Cylinder | Engine | Power | Wheelbase | Coachwork |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
De Vaux-Continental 6/80 | 1932 | inline 6 | Continental | 80 bhp (59 kW) | 2.870 mm (113 in.) | 2-dr convertible coupe, 2-dr coupe, 4-dr sedan |
Model | Built | Cylinder | Engine | Power | Wheelbase | Coachwork |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Continental Beacon | 1933– 1934 |
inline 4 | Continental | 38 bhp (28 kW) | 2.578 mm (101.5 in.) | roadster, 2-dr coupe, 2-dr sedan, 4-dr sedan |
Continental Flyer | 1933 | inline 6 | Continental | 65 bhp (48 kW) | 2.718 mm (107 in.) | roadster, 2-dr coupe, 2-dr sedan, 4-dr sedan |
Continental 6/85 Ace | 1933 | inline 6 | Continental | 85 bhp (62,5 kW) | 2.896 mm (114 in.) | 2-dr coupe, 4-dr sedan |
Model year sales were a dismal 3,110 for 1933 (all models), and completely inacceptable 953 for 1934, although the Beacon was a very economical car.-- Chief tin cloud ( talk) 15:04, 25 August 2013 (UTC)