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France, Visite aux Usines Renault, Billancourt, 1938, a bronze medal by P.-M. Dammann for Arthus-Bertrand, camion, rev. early commercial vehicle, named (M. Siméon), 80mm. Extremely fine, rare (£30-50)

Provenance:
DNW Auction 44, 17 November 1999, lot 977.

The site at Billancourt has housed all the activities of the Renault group from 1898 to the present day. In 1938 the company began a restructuring programme involving the manufacture of a new range of light cars and vans. Today, the Billancourt premises are used mainly for administration purposes, and as the base for senior management