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Million-Guiet

Million-Guiet was a French coachbuilder that grew from a carriage-making partnership founded in 1852 and later worked from Levallois-Perret near Paris. It is known for aluminium "Toutalu" bodies built under licence in the late 1920s, including on Hispano-Suiza and Talbot chassis.1,2,3

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Key facts

Founded
1852 (partnership formed at Lyon; carriage bodywork in Paris by 1864)1 Independently researched
Founder
Eugène Million and Michel Guiet1 Independently researched
Headquarters
Levallois-Perret, Paris area, France1,2 Independently researched

History

The Million Guiet partnership was set up at Lyon on 27 September 1852 by Eugène Million and Michel Guiet, moved to Paris around 1854 and was running a carriage-bodywork business by 1864. It bought land at Levallois-Perret in 1883, was listed there in 1897, and by 1900 was listed for coachwork, harness and automobiles; its head office was in rue Greffulhe, Levallois-Perret, from 1919 to 1943. In the late 1920s it built "Toutalu" all-aluminium bodies under licence from a design by Jean de Vizcaya, one of which was fitted to a 1925 Hispano-Suiza H6B in 1929-30, and a museum press release describes a 1929 Talbot M75 coupé in the same patented tout-alu construction. A closure date was not found in the sources consulted.

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Milestones

  1. 1852
    Eugène Million and Michel Guiet founded the Million Guiet partnership at Lyon.1
  2. 1897
    The firm was listed at rue des Arts, Levallois-Perret.1

Sources

Each number links to the exact facts it supports.

  1. 1
    Points de repères sur la maison Million, Guiet & Cie Level B Attelage Patrimoine
    • "création à Lyon de la snc Million Guiet" on 27 September 1852
    • "Levallois-Perret, rue des Arts, 71"
    • founders Eugène Million and Michel Guiet
    • head office at 28 and 30 rue Greffulhe, Levallois-Perret, 1919 to 1943
    • 1852 Lyon; Paris 1854; Levallois-Perret 1883/1897; head office 1919–1943
    Accessed 2026-11-13
  2. 2
    Mullin Automotive Museum to showcase six legendary French classics during Monterey Car Week Level C Mullin Automotive Museum (press release)
    • "famed Parisian luxury coachbuilder Million-Guiet"
    • tout alu construction; 1929 Talbot M75 coupé
    Accessed 2026-11-13
  3. 3
    Hispano-Suiza H6B Cabriolet par Million Guiet, 1925 (lot 17-A) Level C Artcurial
    • Toutalu bodies built under licence; Jean de Vizcaya
    Accessed 2026-11-13

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