1947 Velo de Course d’Enfant TERROT

The Tour de France was cancelled during WW2. Although some unofficial Tour de France-style races had been held during WW2, the 34th Tour de France, from 25 June to 20 July 1947, was the first official tour since 1939. The total race distance was 21 stages over 4,640 km, ridden at an average speed of 31.412 km/h. Bicycles were very much in the popular imagination at this time, epitomised by Jacque Tati’s 1947 film, ‘L’Ecole des Facteurs.’

 

1947 Velo de Course d’Enfant TERROT

Bicyclette Garconnet ‘Type GR’

16″ Frame

20″ Wheels Wheels

Tyres 500A French size

(Now sold)

I bought this beautiful Terrot from the man who owned it from new, in 1947. The chaincase is tarnished in places, but otherwise, apart from scratches here and there, this bicycle is in remarkable condition for its age.

 

 

 

1939 TERROT CATALOGUE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1949 TERROT PRICE LIST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1951 TERROT ADVERT

 

FRENCH & ENGLISH 1947 BICYCLE FILMS

For some period entertainment (click on their titles),

Compare France’s 1947 Jacques Tati film

L’Ecole des Facteurs

with England’s 1947 bicycle safety film

Ballad of the Battered Bicycle