Rare professional catalogue of motor vehicles published by P. Lacoste & Cie, coachbuilders in Paris, presenting a remarkable series of utility and advertising vehicles from the immediate post-war period. The plates show buses, delivery trucks, advertising vans, animal transport vehicles, padded moving wagons, and bodywork created for brands such as Bouillon Kub, Tommysette, Martini & Cie, or various transport companies. This document is a valuable testament to the evolution of French utility vehicles at the beginning of the 20th century and the art of coachbuilding before industrial standardization.
✦ Provenance: P. Lacoste & Cie, 14 rue Sainte-Isaure, Paris XVIIIe ✦ Estimated period: Circa 1918-1920 ✦ Dimensions: approx. 23 x 16 cm ✦ Material: Printed paper and cardboard cover ✦ Condition: Good overall condition, slight signs of use and soiling, central page detached, interior well preserved ✦ Content: 24 pages including 21 illustrated plates of utility vehicles, buses, advertising vans, moving vehicles, and specialized transport...
This document is particularly interesting for collectors of vintage cars, road transport, and painted advertising on commercial vehicles from the interwar period.
