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More than that, Chappe Frères & Gessalin, to give the firm its full name, was truly an innovator, in that it pioneered the viable production of glassfibre bodies in France. Made by Chappe & Gessalin, the tubular backbone chassis was adopted by Alpine for all of its subsequent models, and laid the template for that of the CG, in due course. FEATURES PORTRAITS DANIEL DENIS Plunder your memory banks and the name Chappe might conceivably register - if it registers at all - as the company behind the short-lived CG marque. In 1956 Gessalin designed a convertible for Escoffier, the car being displayed at that year's Paris motor show but never entering production. [Extracted from the article] |
