Alma (French automobile)

Alma was a small French automobile manufacturer that operated in Courbevoie, Seine, from 1926 to 1929. The marque is remembered for a compact six-cylinder model known as the Alma Six (sometimes styled Alma6), engineered by the aeronautical engineer Henri Vaslin.

History

Établissements Alma was established in 1926 at Courbevoie with the intention of offering a refined small car using a proprietary engine rather than a bought-in power unit. Production remained very limited and ended by 1929 amid the contraction of France’s niche-marque sector.

Models

A two-seat coupé/voiturette powered by a proprietary inline six of about 1.64 L (≈1640–1642 cc).

See also

• List of automobile manufacturers of France

References

• Georgano, G.N., "Alma", in G.N. Georgano, ed., The Complete Encyclopedia of Motorcars 1885–1968 (New York: E.P. Dutton and Co., 1974), pp. 36.