Paul Arzens
Paul Arzens | |
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Born | 28 August 1903 |
Died | 2 February 1990 | (aged 86)
Citizenship | France |
Occupation | Industrial designer |
Paul Arzens (28 August 1903 – 2 February 1990) was a
Arzens was born in
Cars
In 1935, Arzens turned his interests to automobile engineering. He designed and constructed a six-speed
Two years later, Arzens came up with an eye-catching and streamlined two-seater cabriolet prototype body built around the chassis of an old
Two years later, following the
Arzens' next automotive one-off appeared in 1942 and was instantly christened "L'Œuf électrique" (Electric egg), reflecting its egg-shape. Other eye catching features were the tiny wheels and the high proportion of the bodywork formed of curved transparent plexiglas.[1] The body itself weighed just 60 kg, although adding the electric rear mounted motor raised this to 90 kg.[1] Once batteries were added the vehicle weight was increased to 350 kg, allowing for a range of 100 km (63 miles) at 70 km/h (44 mph) or at 60 km/h 37 mph if two people were on board.[1]
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La Baleine, 1938, 3500 ccm, 160 km/h, Cité de l'Automobile, Mulhouse
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La Baleine
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L'Œuf électrique, 1942, a sphere of plexiglas mounted on aluminum
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L'Œuf électrique from behind
Plane
In 1944, Paul Arzens converted a
Rail locomotives
In 1947 Paul Arzens was placed on the payroll of the French National Railway Company (SNCF) and his first commission for them dates from that same year.[1] Arzens was behind the designs of the BB and CC locomotives and their numerous derivatives which would together dominate the French railway network during the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.[1]
One of his earlier designs was for the smooth fronted
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An Arzens-designed "broken nose" style of locomotive for the French Railways (SNCF), from a family of locomotives built from the late 1960s into the 1970s. Arzens was responsible for the design of French rail locomotives from the 1940s up to the 1970s.
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Locomotive BB 9200 in Capitole livree.
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Locomotive BB 17067 béton
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Locomotive CC 40110.
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Locomotive BB 15000 in TEE Grand Confort livree
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CC7100 series locomotive (CC 7107), with power delivered to all its wheels, achieved various speed records: its 1955 speed records for an electric locomotive stood unbroken for over 25 years.
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Diesel locomotive CC 65001
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Diesel locomotive BB 67274.
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Diesel locomotive CC 72084