Ordered new by Andre Lazard of the French Banking family; this car is a very, very early 20/25 & was despatched direct Paris to be bodied by Henry Binder as a cabriolet. The Lazard family relinquished the vehicle in 1959 & the next owner kept the car for an astonishing 51 years before the current third owners acquiring it.
During the war, the car was caught up in the turmoil of the German advance towards Paris & suffered severely, having been shot up with a machine gun. History does not relate if it were British, French, or German gunfire that did the damage. Immediately after the war, the car was disinterred from its slumber & sent back to Binder, where the current shooting brake body was fitted.
The body is of beautiful construction with a stunning ribbed wood roof section & is well suited to estate duties. A useful gun rack is fitted to the rear along with fishing rod holders to the roof. It currently keeps the company in the garage with a 20HP cabriolet. The "Woodie" is often seen on its weekly trip to the refuse dump, whereas the 20 is used for more salubrious events. The rear door folds down & forms a functional picnic table secured by retaining chains. It was indeed used as a hunting car by the Lazard family.
