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Although universally accepted as Gabriel Voisin's finest work, there was a brief period when all three or four Voisin C28 Aerosports constructed were believed to be destroyed. Fortunately legendary French collector Serge Pozzoli managed to retrieve the featured example in the mid 1950s from the estate of the original owner. It comes complete with all the bells and whistles, which made the last Voisins such amazing machines. These include the vacuum-operated sliding roof and the well equipped dashboard that seems to come straight out of an airplane. The most unusual instruments are found on the transmission tunnel, one of which seems to be a speedo, although it goes all the way up to 750 km/h.
This C28 Aerosport was bought from the factory by famous Parisian chocolate producer Antoine Menier. He had the car painted french racing blue and fitted with a second exhaust system for racing. He kept the original, much quieter exhaust on the cars, so he could drive it on the streets as well. Menier raced the cars in numerous racing events throughout France. In 1955 the car was purchased by Pozzoli, who stored the by then unique machine under the banks of the Montlhery track. The much sought after Voisin changed hands only a few times after and every time it was the most prized part of the owner's collection. In recent years the car was offered on the open market for the very first time, which saw the car leave European hands for the first time.
Looking at the survival rate of Voisins, it's quite amazing that the featured C28 Aerosport is still around, but what is really startling is the absolute original condition it is in. The owners must have realised very early on that this Voisin was something very special and have taken extra good care of the car. It still sports the French blue livery with racing numbers from the Menier days. The only thing 'wrong' about it is the three litre engine fitted, which proved more reliable than the larger 3.3 litre engine originally fitted in the C28. It is difficult to say whether it originally came equipped with this engine, or that it was fitted later.
Celebrating the unique Voisin cars, the C28 Aerosport was lined up along the shoreline at Pebble Beach for the 2006 Concours d'Elegance. It was rightly awarded the 'Best in Class' prize in the 1934 - 1936 Voisin class.
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