| Galba | |
| Foundation: | 1929 |
| Defunct: | 1930 |
| Location City: | Courbevoie |
| Location Country: | France |
| Key People: | Marcel Violet |
| Products: | Automobiles (Voiturettes) |
Galba was a French automobile produced by a company created for the purpose between 1929 and 1930.[1]
Marcel Violet, who had previously created the Sima-Violet cyclecar, founded a new company registered as the Société Sylla at Courbevoie on the northern side of Paris, and immediately announced his introduction of the Galba in the spring of 1929.[2] It was one in a succession of cars designed by Violet, a respected automobile engineer with a particular specialism in two-stroke engines.[1]
The only model was a small "voiturette" automobile that sat on a 22501NaN1 wheelbase and was powered by a 2-stroke twin cylinder engine of 564cc.[1] [2] The power unit was fitted at the front of the car and drove the rear wheels via a two speed transmission and a shaft-drive.[1]
Despite a long gestation period, the Galba proved short-lived.[2] By October 1930 Marcel Violet was already producing the Huascar, a voiturette very similar to the Galba which was indeed produced at the same Courbevoie factory, but which had a slightly larger engine and was produced by a new company called "Voiturettes Huascar".[1] [2]