{"id":46597,"date":"2018-10-23T15:55:06","date_gmt":"2018-10-23T13:55:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.museonicolis.com\/en\/il-museo-nicolis-presenta-la-magnifica-avions-voisin-c1-del-1921-al-salone-di-padova\/"},"modified":"2018-11-24T14:22:31","modified_gmt":"2018-11-24T13:22:31","slug":"il-museo-nicolis-in-scena-a-padova-con-la-rara-avions-voisin-nella-parigi-degli-anni-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.museonicolis.com\/en\/il-museo-nicolis-in-scena-a-padova-con-la-rara-avions-voisin-nella-parigi-degli-anni-20\/","title":{"rendered":"Museo Nicolis takes part to the exhibition in Padua with the unique Avions Voisin set in Paris in the twenties."},"content":{"rendered":"

Villafranca di Verona \u2013 23th October 2018.\u00a0Museo Nicolis, one of the most prestigious istitutions of the european heritage, arrived in Padua with the unique\u00a0Avions Voisin<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0to celebrate the roaring twenties.\u00a0“Auto e Moto d’Epoca<\/strong>” it’s a must in the international calendar, it’s the most important italian show and the biggest market of historic cars in Europe.<\/p>\n

“For us is fundamental to give an international value to the binomial motorism\/culture trough qualified events” says\u00a0Silvia Nicolis<\/strong>, the president of the Museum. “For us Auto e Moto d’Epoca is a fixed appointment, as it is for alle the covers and all the people working in this field. In this occasion in Padua, the past and the present met in an unique emotion.”<\/p>\n

Gabriel Voisin<\/strong>, pioneer of French aviation, founded the \u201cSoci\u00e9t\u00e9 Anonyme des A\u00e9roplanes G. Voisin<\/strong>\u201c. Created to produce aircrafts, at the end of the First World War the company was converted to car production using all the experience gained in the aircraft field. This meant that aeronautical studies, which developed greatly during World War I, had an unusual application on the car bodies: the wide use of\u00a0aluminium<\/strong>,\u00a0aerodynamics<\/strong>,\u00a0functionality\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0originality<\/strong>. The badge of the firm shows a stylized dove whose shape recalls the Egyptian goddess Isis. In 1937,\u00a0 the economic crisis forced Gabriel Voisin to sell his shares; in 1940 the company was acquired by\u00a0Gnome et Rhone<\/strong>\u00a0and returned to aircraft production. To Gabriel Voisin we owe several innovations such as the\u00a0reverse light<\/strong>,\u00a0Cotal electromagnetic gearbox use and large glass surfaces<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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The car on show in the museum is fitted with a\u00a0Knight type sleeve valve engine<\/strong>\u00a0and the bodywork, created by\u00a0Alfred Belvalette<\/strong>, has distinctive windows which could be folded to disappear\u00a0 inside the\u00a0 door.<\/p>\n

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https:\/\/autoemotodepoca.com\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Where:\u00a0<\/strong>Museo Nicolis \u2013 Villafranca di Verona via Postumia, 71
\nWhen:\u00a0<\/strong>Open from\u00a0Tuesday to Sunday. Closed on Monday. .
\nOpening Time:\u00a0<\/strong>From 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
\nContacts:\u00a0<\/strong>+39\u00a0<\/strong>045 6303289
\ninfo@museonicolis.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Press Office<\/strong>
\nGiulia Brandiele
\npress@museonicolis.com<\/a>
\nM. +39 342 9158700<\/p>\n

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