BNC, Levallois-Perret, France, 1923-1931


The founder of this company is Jacques Muller, a former employee of the design department of Hispano-Suiza. In 1919, with his participation, a small workshop for the production of light machines - “vuaturetok” was established. In 1922, the company was taken over by the engineers of Bollack and Netter, on whose initials they named the new company - "Bollack, Netter and Company". Muller remained as CTO.
In 1923, the production of light cars began on the model developed by Muller “vuaturetok”. In subsequent years, cars with an Italian 4-cylinder SCAP engine with a working volume of 900 cm3 and sports cars with a Ruby engine of 972 cm3 were built at BNC.
The greatest success was enjoyed by the low sports “vuaturetok” class of 1100 cm3. In the second half of the 20s, they became French classics in this category. They used SCAP or "Ruby" engines with a capacity of 32-40 hp, accelerating light vehicles to a speed of 120 km / h. In the racing version, the engines were equipped with Cozette superchargers, which made it possible to increase power to 60 hp, and speed to 160 km / h.
In 1928, in anticipation of the crisis, Bollack left the company. His successor was Charles de Ricou, who created the most interesting BNC brand cars. A sports 4-seater of its design with the English 1.5-liter Meadows engine launched in 1929 in a 24-hour race at Le Mans. This was followed by a large Acacia passenger car with air suspension, followed by an Aigle sedan with an 8-cylinder 5-liter Continental engine. In 1931, the company ceased to exist.

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