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Saoutchik

Saoutchik was a Paris-area coachbuilder in Neuilly-sur-Seine, founded by the Russian-born Jacques Saoutchik. It bodied luxury chassis such as Hispano-Suiza, Rolls-Royce, Isotta-Fraschini and, last of all, the Pegaso Z-102.1

Pegaso Z-102 by Saoutchik
Pegaso Z-102 by Saoutchik
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Key facts

Founded
19061 Independently researched
Founder
Jacques Saoutchik (born Iakov Savtchuk, 1880)1 Independently researched
Headquarters
Neuilly-sur-Seine, near Paris, France1 Independently researched
Status
19551 Independently researched

History

Jacques Saoutchik, born Iakov Savtchuk in western Russia in 1880, moved to Paris at 19 and founded his own coachbuilding firm in Neuilly-sur-Seine in 1906. By the mid-1920s it was bodying Rolls-Royce, Bentley, Hispano-Suiza, Isotta-Fraschini, Minerva and Mercedes chassis and developed transformable bodies and patented details. Control passed to his son Pierre in 1946. In 1952 a contract with Pegaso led to the Z-102B bodies, but debts and falling demand ended in bankruptcy in 1955.

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Milestones

  1. 1906
    Saoutchik founded his coachbuilding company in Neuilly-sur-Seine.1
  2. 1952
    A relationship with Pegaso began, leading to Z-102B bodies built over two years.1
  3. 1955
    The company declared bankruptcy.1

Sources

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    Jacques Saoutchik: the master coachbuilder who sold dreams to the rich and famous Level C Hagerty UK
    • set up his own coachbuilding company in Neuilly-sur-Seine in 1906
    • 1952: relationship with Pegaso leads to 18 cars over two years
    • declared bankruptcy in 1955
    • Saoutchik set up his own coachbuilding company in Neuilly-sur-Seine in 1906
    • Iakov Savtchuk, known as Jacques Saoutchik, born in western Russia in 1880
    • set up his own coachbuilding company in Neuilly-sur-Seine
    • The company declared bankruptcy in 1955
    • set up in Neuilly-sur-Seine in 1906; Rolls-Royce, Bentley, Hispano-Suiza, Isotta-Fraschini by mid-1920s; Pegaso Z-102B 1952-54; bankruptcy 1955; Pierre took over 1946
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