Voisin cars flouted both design norms and engineering conventions; we revisit the unique Type C6 Laboratoire
The last time we retraced the evolution of car body design, we highlighted Bugatti’s Type 32 ‘Tank’, designed especially for the French Grand Prix of 1923. We mused that it was perhaps the first car to have all four of its wheels enclosed within its sides. Naturally it caused a popular sensation – yet there was another car introduced in the very same race that attracted even more of Autocar’s attention: the Avions Voisin Type C6 Laboratoire.
“Not only is the design original, but the entire construction of the car is a break-away from the usual practice. There are no chassis frame members; instead, the body is built up in the manner of an aeroplane fuselage of wood, steel members, steel tubes and sheet aluminium for panelling.” This meant it was of monocoque construction, which wouldn’t be common for decades to come, and weighed just 660kg – considerably less than the competition.
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