Various, including 4-door berline (saloon/sedan), cabriolet, Roadster
Layout
FR layout
Powertrain
Engine
1465 cc twin cam I4 (1932~1934)
1596 cc twin cam I4 (~1934–1936)
1731 cc twin cam I4 (1936–1952)
2312 cc twin cam I4 (1937–1951)
Transmission
4-speed "Cotal Preselector transmission" optional from May 1934
Dimensions
Wheelbase
2,890 mm (114 in) (S4C: 1932~1934)[1] 2,850 mm (112 in) (S4D: ~1934–1952))[2] 3,000 mm (120 in) (S4E: 1937–1951))[3]
The Salmson S4 is a mid-size executive-level car introduced as the Salmson S4 C by Société des Moteurs Salmson in Autumn 1932.[1] It was the manufacturer's principal and often sole model for the next twenty years.
The car's 1465 cc four-cylinder engine initially placed it in the 8CV car tax band, which would have placed it alongside lower-priced cars such as the Peugeot 301 and the Renault Monaquatre, but the Salmson's levels of technical sophistication and equipment, as well as its price, indicated that it was intended for a more aspirational clientele than these comparably sized cars. Within a few years the S4's four-cylinder engine had in any event increased in size to a point where the car sat in the 10CV car tax band, which moved the S4 up half a class as well as providing customers with a more convincing level of performance.
The engines grew and the range widened. A 2.3-litre variant, the Salmson S4 E joined the less powerful car (by now itself having evolved into the Salmson S4 DA) in October 1937. The war disrupted production, which probably stopped completely after a major bomb attack conducted by the British on 3 March 1942. Post war production resumed (or continued), albeit at feeble levels, of the four-cylinder (10CV) Salmson S4-61 till April 1952, by which date production of the 13CV Salmson S4 E had already come to an end.
^ abBellu, René (2002). "Toutes les voitures françaises 1934 (Salon 1933)". Automobilia (in French). 22. Paris: Histoire & collections: 71.
^Cite error: The named reference Automobilia1937 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Bellu, René (1998). "Toutes les voitures françaises 1938 (Salon 1937)". Automobilia (in French). 6. Paris: Histoire & collections: 82–83.
The SalmsonS4 is a mid-size executive-level car introduced as the SalmsonS4 C by Société des Moteurs Salmson in Autumn 1932. It was the manufacturer's...
series. S4 (1929–32) S4C (1932) S4D (1934) S4DA (1935–38) S4-61 (1938–51) S4E (1938–51). 2300 Sport Coupe (1953 to 1957) After World War II the Salmson Typ...
98 mm) twin-cam SalmsonS4 unit was used in the new Rally N - models, a slightly sturdier model which replaced the delicate ABC. The Salmson-engined cars...
Wharton Ford 3.6 L 6 49 Paul Vallée Delahaye 135 MS 7 22 Jean Laroche SalmsonS4 E 8 30 Alan Godsal Allard L 3.6 9 177 Manuel Giró i Minguella Ford V8...
target distance by the greatest margin. So it was the small 1.1-litre Salmson of Desvaux/Casse that took the lead in that competition. It had completed...
France (the Coupe des Voiturettes) and Spain (Gran Premio do Penya Rhin). Salmson dominated the smaller cyclecar formula through the year. American cars...
contrast, the cyclecar race in the afternoon had over 30 entries, won by Salmson over the new challenge from Amilcar. The next round, three weeks later...
barely a lap, and both cars exceeded the previous record overall distance. Salmson achieved consecutive victories in the Biennial Cup, while the new car from...
Sep III Grand Prix de l’UMF Le Mans Cyclecar 310 km 3h 32m André Lombard Salmson AL Report 18 Sep IX Coupe des Voiturettes Voiturette 440 km 3h 52m René...
Vallon (formerly driving for Corre La Licorne) and Lucien Desvaux (ex-Salmson and Chrysler) while the other had debutantes Albert Clément and Henri Guibert...
for the Biennial Cup, it had a similar “tank”’ bodywork to the Ariès. Salmson had re-established its works racing team in 1925, and returned to Le Mans...
Danne returned with his Rally NCP, but this time replaced the 1.4-litre Salmson normally-aspirated engine with a supercharged 1.3-litre version. The equivalence...
had its reliable Ruby engine replaced with an affiliated Lombard one. Salmson had been a strong force in voiturette racing in the 1920s with Émile Petit's...
4259 RC Tallinn (3780 km) Madame Germaine Rouault (F) / Julio Quinlin (F) Salmson S4C (1495 cc) #15 5856 RG Tallinn (3780 km) 1934 XIII Louis Gas (F) / Jean...
entered with Just-Émile Vernet, using Vernet’s tenth place finish in a Salmson last year, to take the entry to the Biennial Cup. British cars dominated...
lead-in races. This year the results were shared between the Talbot 70, the Salmson VAL and new arrival Amilcar. Sources: The Targa Florio and the Coppa Florio...
Peyret-Mauboussin Potez Régnier Motor Company Reims Aviation Romano Roussel SAB Salmson SAN Savary SCAL SCAN Scintex SEA SECAN SECM SEREB SFCA SIPA SNCAC SNCAM...
Yves Giraud-Cabantous was one such. A mechanic and driver at Salmson, he adapted a Salmson chassis with the oft-used 1.1-litre Ruby engine that put out...
Slug Frazer Nash 1.5L S4 Archie Frazer Nash F Brian Lewis Baron Essendon F Société des Moteurs SalmsonSalmson VAL Salmson 1.1L S4 Georges Casse F Pierre...
des Frontières Chimay Voiturette ? 220 km 2h 01m Yves Giraud-Cabantous Salmson GS Report 3 Jun I Grand Prix de Tunisie Le Bardo Formula Libre hot 320 km...
small French manufacturers springing up: La Perle, Bucciali, Jean Gras and Salmson. A pedestrian race ended in rain with the expected 1-2-3 result for the...
Global Information