GFH Motto Renault 4CV Coupe for Louis Rosier (left) (?) was built by Swiss mechanic Hansruedi Hauri and Italian (Turin) coachbuilding company Rocco Motto. The body was very light and the car's weight was only 465kg. The car was powered by a tuned and bored 4CV engine with 904cc and 55 to 62HP. GFH is for the creator-names: G - Mr Granjean/Swiss race-driver - gives ideas for the planed sport-use, F - Mr Ferry/French motor-tuner ; H - Hansruedi Hauri/Renault-dealer in Biel/CH and creator of the idea. The carosserie comes from Motto/Italia. Monaco 1953.
On a wet street in Monaco in 1953, a group of men in overcoats gathers to admire a Pegaso Z-102 sports coupe. Among the onlookers is possibly the French racing driver Louis Rosier (left). The Spanish-registered car, with its rounded, aerodynamic body and distinctive V-shaped split windscreen, is parked at the curb. The rain-slicked ground reflects the low-slung vehicle and other period cars parked nearby, including a Citroën Traction Avant.
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