Kellner

Cars with bodies by Kellner

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  Panhard et Levassor

  Type X7 Kellner Frères one-off (1914)

  Production not yet verified

  Rare colour

Key facts

Founded

1860 (automobile coachwork from 1903; sources differ)^3,1 Independently researched

Founder

Georges Kellner^3,1 Independently researched

Headquarters

Boulogne (route de Versailles), Paris area, France³ Independently researched

History

Kellner was founded by Georges Kellner, a saddler of Austrian origin; one source dates the firm to 1860, while another says it began building custom automobile bodies in 1903. Based at Boulogne on the route de Versailles, it became known for Hispano-Suiza coachwork and designed bodies for Rolls-Royce and Bugatti, including a two-door coupé on Bugatti Royale chassis 41.141. Jacques Kellner (1894–1942), a member of the resistance group Phill, was arrested in late 1941 and executed by the Nazis at Mont Valérien on 21 March 1942. A date for the firm's closure was not found in the sources consulted.

Milestones

1. 1903
   Kellner began building custom bodies for automobiles.¹
2. 1942
   Jacques Kellner was executed by the Nazis at Mont Valérien as a member of the Phill resistance group.²

Sources

Each number links to the exact facts it supports.

1. 1
   Kellner, une dynastie de carrossiers (book listing, F. Vanaret, 2016) Level C Gilena

   • began building custom bodies in 1903
   • "founded by George Kellner"
   • custom bodies from 1903; Hispano-Suiza; Royale

   Accessed 2026-11-11
2. 2
   The Kellner Affair (book review) Level C Prewarcar

   • "executed by the Nazis at Mont Valérien" on March 21, 1942
   • Jacques Kellner "July 5th, 1894 – March 21st, 1942"; bodies for Rolls-Royce, Bugatti, Hispano-Suiza

   Accessed 2026-11-11
3. 3
   40CV : les grands seigneurs Level C Planète Renault

   • "créée en 1860 par Georges Kellner"
   • "Georges Kellner, un ouvrier sellier d'origine autrichienne"
   • "Kellner se trouvant à Boulogne, route de Versailles"
   • 1860 founding; Boulogne; Jacques arrested 1941, shot at Mont Valérien

   Accessed 2026-11-11
4. 4
   Bugatti Royale Level C Motor Car History (motor-car.net)

   • 41.141 "two-door coupé body by Kellner of Paris"

   Accessed 2026-11-11