Carpio
52, rue de la Fraternité, Romainville - BOT. 11-26
1930-1953
Bicycle maker G. Carpio of Romainville, Paris built lightweights using 98c and 124cc engines from Aubier Dunne and Stainless.
Founded in 1920 according to their advertising, they are believed to have been sidecar manufacturers from 1932 to 1953. Some of their sidecars are said to be very similar to the Bernardet. Models include the Carpio GT of 1933.
SIDECARS HENRI CARPIO
Cette maison, classée parmi les premiers fabricants de sidecars, regrette de ne pouvoir exposer cette année; mais nous signalons aux intéressés que tous leurs modèles sont visibles aux ateliers, où vous pourrez assister par vous-même à la fabrication de leurs caisses robustes, élégantes et confortables, grâce à leur montage particulier de leurs châssis brevetés formant coffre, attelés par trois attaches montées sur silentblocs avec suspension par roue indépendante. Les sidecars Carpio ont une tenue de route irréprochable. Parmi les modèles présentés, figurent des modèles à deux places côte à côte. Force, souplesse, élégance sont l'apanage des sidecars Henri Carpio.
This company, ranked among the leading sidecar manufacturers, regrets not being able to exhibit this year; however, we would like to inform those interested that all their models are on display at the workshops, where you can witness firsthand the construction of their robust, elegant, and comfortable bodies, thanks to their special assembly of patented chassis forming a trunk, coupled by three hitch-on couplings mounted on silent blocks with independent wheel suspension. Carpio sidecars have impeccable road handling. Among the models on display are two-seater side-by-side models. Strength, flexibility, and elegance are the hallmarks of Henri Carpio sidecars.
1947 Salon de la Motocyclette, Moto Revue.
Sources: Tragatsch p101; Memoire du Cycle; contemporary literature.
