André Lefèbvre (19 August 1894 – 4 May 1964) was a French automobile engineer.
André René Lefèbvre was born in Louvres, France (North of Paris, Val d'Oise). He began his career as an aviation engineer working for Voisin, then later for Renault and Citroën. He was also a racing driver and racing car designer.
After studying at Supaéro he began to work for Gabriel Voisin in March 1916.[1] Voisin placed Lefebvre in charge of his Laboratoire where he worked on aviation projects until the end of World War I, and then automobiles.[2] He is particularly noted for creating the Voisin C6 Laboratoire, which was a racing car prepared for the 1923 French Grand Prix.[3]
Voisin C6 Laboratoire
When Voisin ran into business problems in 1931, Lefèbvre was recommended to Louis Renault. Renault was persuaded to recruit Lefèbvre by François Lehideux, himself a senior executive within the company (who was also married to the daughter of Renault's brother).
Lefèbvre remained with Renault only until 1933, when he was hired by André Citroën to work on the Traction Avant project.[4] After the death of André Citroën in 1935, Lefèbvre continued his work at Citroën, now led by the innovative entrepreneur Pierre-Jules Boulanger, who came to the company from Michelin.
Citroën DS
Working with Citroën designers Flaminio Bertoni and Paul Magès, Lefèbvre created four of the most dramatic, boldly designed vehicles of 20th century:
^Gijsbert-Paul, Berk (2009). Andre Lefebvre and the Cars He Created at Voisin and Citroën. Dorchester: Veloce Publishing Ltd. ISBN978-1-845842-44-4.
^Borgeson, Griffith (1975). "Gabriel Voisin Archetype of Constructors". Automobile Quarterly. Automobile Quarterly, Inc. 13 (4): 342–357.
^Banovsky, Michael (13 August 2014). "Voisin C6 'Laboratoire'". Retrieved 18 December 2016.
^Reynolds, John (1996). André Citroën; The Man and the Motor Cars. Trowbridge: Sutton. pp. 173–174.
January 07, 2023
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