Conceived during the second world war by Marcel Mennesson and Maurice Goudard, the Solex was marketed in 1946.
In the difficult context of the post-war period, France in rebuilding is looking for an economic mean of transport which doesn't need a lot of energy.The Solex, whose selling price is lower than the minimum wage and whose energy consumption is very low, corresponds perfectly to these two requirements.
While cars are starting their appearance, the Solex represents a mass mean of transport. Thus, it will become a legend by occupying a place of first order in the history of popular motorization.
Seducing by its cost, its safety, its simplicity and its sobriety, it will be used as well for leisures as for daily ways.
With an easy employment, economic and reliable, the Solex quickly met a large success : 8 million specimens were sold between 1946 and 1988 in France and all around the world.
Conceived during the second world war by Marcel Mennesson and Maurice Goudard, the Solex was marketed in 1946.
In the difficult context of the post-war period, France in rebuilding is looking for an economic mean of transport which doesn't need a lot of energy.The Solex, whose selling price is lower than the minimum wage and whose energy consumption is very low, corresponds perfectly to these two requirements.
While cars are starting their appearance, the Solex represents a mass mean of transport. Thus, it will become a legend by occupying a place of first order in the history of popular motorization.
Seducing by its cost, its safety, its simplicity and its sobriety, it will be used as well for leisures as for daily ways.
With an easy employment, economic and reliable, the Solex quickly met a large success : 8 million specimens were sold between 1946 and 1988 in France and all around the world.
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