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Arbel (automobile)
The Arbel (also called Loubières, Loubière, Symétric, Symétric-Paris, or Arbel-Symétric) was a fiber-glass bodied hybrid petrol-electric vehicle produced by the Compagnie Normande d'Etudes pour l'Application de Procédés Mécaniques made as individual models from 1951 to 1953 and again 1957 to 1959.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Symetric )〕 Only a limited number were made throughout the period, mainly for experimentation or prototyping.
==First Version - 1951 to 1953==
The first Arbel was designed and made by Casimir (Casi) André Loubière, then a 43-year-old car salesman, and financed by his brother Maurice, the owner of an air-transport business, COSARA (Société Transatlantique Aérienne en Extrême Orient), in Indo-China. They initially traded as ''Les Freres Loubière''.
The car was described as a four cylinder 1100cc petrol engine that drove four electric motors fitted to the inside of the wheel hubs. It was built of glass and light alloy, weighed 1,8701b, and had windows that were curved and slid into the roof. The brothers stated that they intended the car to be mass-produced and sell for ₤295. It was first shown as the ''Symétrie'' at the Geneva Motor Show in 1951, but created little interest.〔Glass car in Paris, Barrier Miner, Broken Hill, NSW, 8 March 1951, page 8〕
The car was further developed and re-shown during the Paris Grand Palais 40th Salon d'Automobile and Cycle Show on 22 October 1953.〔Time Magazine, October 1953〕 At that time it was stated as being of interest to the French War Department,〔Janet Flanner, Letter from Paris, The New Yorker, October 24, 1953, p 73〕〔Light, cheap, fast electric car; The Central Queensland Herald; Rockhampton, Queensland; 24 December 1953; p 25〕 It had one pedal, a handbrake for emergencies, and no gears. The body was fibreglass. Normal braking was automatic when the accelerator was not pressed. The Loubière's drove the car in Paris, where it reached 60 mph. It was said to be able to attain a top speed of 95 mph and petrol consumption was 32 mpg under normal driving. The stopping distance at 60 mph was said to be less than 40 yards, compared with the 60 to 80 yards for cars of the period. With a proposed annual production of 1,000 cars, the ''Symetric'' was estimated to cost £435.〔One car but five motors, The Mail, Adelaide, SA, 7 November 1953, page 19〕
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