Coadou-Fleury, also known as Coadou et Fleury, was an

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manufacturer based in Trébeurden,

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, that operated from 1921 to 1934.

History

In 1921, a pilot, Marcel Coadou, founded the

manufacturing company of Coadou-Fleury, based in Trébeurden,

. Its vehicles were manufactured in

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, France.Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader: ''Die Internationale Automobil-Enzyklopädie''. München: United Soft Media Verlag, 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8. (in German)George Nick Georgano (editor): ''The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile'', vol. 1: ''A–F''. Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1.George Nick Georgano: ''Autos. Encyclopédie complète. 1885 à nos jours''. Paris: Courtille, 1975. (French)David Burgess-Wise: ''The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Automobiles''. Greenwich Editions, 2004, ISBN 0-86288-258-3. The first vehicle manufactured by the company was a

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. It had a

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sidevalve

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with an

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of either 850 cc or 903 cc, producing about . The vehicle had a

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body. It failed to attract customers, due to its high price.G. N. Georgano: ''The New Encyclopedia of Motorcars, 1885 to the Present''. New York City: Dutton Verlag, 1982, ISBN 0-525-93254-2. In 1927, a further developed version of the Citroën Type B2

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was used, now producing . To vehicle was also equipped with four-wheel brakes. Later, the

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version was also manufactured. The last model that was made by the company was the Coadou-Fleury Aérolithe, which had an

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body. One unit has been preserved to the present day. The company was dissolved in 1934.

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