{"id":4859,"date":"2022-02-21T08:59:43","date_gmt":"2022-02-21T08:59:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/?p=4859"},"modified":"2022-03-14T08:45:56","modified_gmt":"2022-03-14T08:45:56","slug":"la-licorne-une-jolie-voiture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/2022\/02\/21\/la-licorne-une-jolie-voiture\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2795 La licorne, une jolie voiture"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#e56c3f\"><strong>C\u2019est aussi parce qu\u2019elle est rapide et \u00e9l\u00e9gante, sauvage et belle, que la licorne a donn\u00e9 son nom \u00e0 une marque automobile fran\u00e7aise, disparue apr\u00e8s la seconde guerre mondiale.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2029\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-4835\" data-id=\"4835\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Emblem_Corre-La_Licorne-2048x2029.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Emblem_Corre-La_Licorne-2048x2029.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Emblem_Corre-La_Licorne-300x297.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Emblem_Corre-La_Licorne-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Emblem_Corre-La_Licorne-768x761.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Emblem_Corre-La_Licorne-1536x1522.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Emblem_Corre-La_Licorne-303x300.jpg 303w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"441\" height=\"601\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-4837\" data-id=\"4837\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/corre-La-licorne.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/corre-La-licorne.png 441w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/corre-La-licorne-220x300.png 220w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 441px) 100vw, 441px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1496\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-4829\" data-id=\"4829\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/La-licorne-une-jolie-voiture-2048x1496.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/La-licorne-une-jolie-voiture-2048x1496.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/La-licorne-une-jolie-voiture-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/La-licorne-une-jolie-voiture-768x561.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/La-licorne-une-jolie-voiture-1536x1122.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/La-licorne-une-jolie-voiture-411x300.jpg 411w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fdf5db\"><em>\u00ab Nous avons proc\u00e9d\u00e9 \u00e0 une enqu\u00eate, nos lecteurs s&#8217;en souviennent, recherchant les causes de l\u2019adoption par les industriels du cycle et de l\u2019automobile de la marque de fabrique symbolisant leur firme.<\/em><br \/><em>Nous avons dit pourquoi un oiseau de mer avait \u00e9t\u00e9 choisi par un constructeur de cycles. Nous avons poursuivi notre enqu\u00eate en demandant \u00e0 une des plus importantes maisons d\u2019automobiles les motifs qui avaient pr\u00e9sid\u00e9 au choix de \u00ab La Licorne \u00bb pour symboliser la voiture que nous voyons aujourd&#8217;hui.<\/em><br \/><em>L&#8217;ancien champion cycliste Corre, c\u00e9l\u00e8bre par ses performances de Bordeaux-Paris et des 24 heures, avait cr\u00e9\u00e9 une marque d\u2019automobile portant son nom.<\/em><br \/><em>En 1907, un industriel, M. Lestienne, s\u2019int\u00e9ressa \u00e0 cette affaire. Il voulut alors accoler au nom de Corre une \u00e9pith\u00e8te superlative synth\u00e9tisant toutes les qualit\u00e9s de la voiture que cette nouvelle soci\u00e9t\u00e9 allait lancer. M. Lestienne, ses fils et le directeur de la maison, M. Baudot, s&#8217;\u00e9taient r\u00e9unis pour d\u00e9nicher cette enseigne qui devrait un jour convier le monde.<\/em><br \/><em>Les uns proposaient \u00ab Le pur-sang \u00bb, mais cette marque \u00e9tait d\u00e9j\u00e0 d\u00e9pos\u00e9e; les autres optaient pour \u00ab&nbsp; La Cavale \u00bb mais ce mot pouvait \u00eatre interpr\u00e9t\u00e9 d&#8217;une mani\u00e8re argotique et pr\u00eater \u00e0 \u00e9quivoque. Les noms de \u00abCentaure \u00bb et d\u2019 \u00ab Hippogriffe \u00bb \u00e9taient mis en avant, mais \u00e0 chacun on trouvait de valables objections. Les imaginations de ces messieurs vagabondaient vers de mythologiques pens\u00e9es, sans trouver le nom pr\u00e9cis.<\/em><br \/><em>Tout en cherchant, M. Lestienne jouait avec sa bague qu&#8217;il laissa tomber. M. Baudot se pr\u00e9cipite pour la ramasser et avant de la remettre il la contemple sur toutes ses faces. C\u2019est alors qu&#8217;il voit grav\u00e9e sur le chaton une superbe licorne. Il propose de suite cette appellation pour la nouvelle firme, repr\u00e9sentant les armes du pr\u00e9sident de leur conseil d&#8217;administration. M. Lestienne se d\u00e9fendit, mais les arguments des administrateurs l&#8217;emport\u00e8rent. En effet, la licorne, a dit Voltaire, repr\u00e9sente force, puissance, finesse, simplicit\u00e9 et douceur<\/em> <a id=\"_ftnref1\" href=\"#_ftn1\">[1]<\/a>. <em>Ce magique et fabuleux animal symbolisant toutes les qualit\u00e9s que les administrateurs d\u00e9siraient donner \u00e0 leur voiture, l&#8217;unanimit\u00e9 se fit sur ce nom; la marque \u00e9tait cr\u00e9\u00e9e !<\/em><br \/><em>Depuis ce jour l&#8217;h\u00e9raldique animal darde sans cesse sa pointe ac\u00e9r\u00e9e vers la victoire. Corre-La Licorne est aujourd&#8217;hui dans l&#8217;esprit de tous; \u00e0 tel point que bien des provinciaux ne connaissent M Baudot que sous le nom de Corre et n&#8217;appellent M. Lestienne que M. Licorne. \u00bb<\/em><br \/><br \/><em>\u2014 L\u2019Auto \u2013 V\u00e9lo<\/em>, 14 janvier 1926<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background has-small-font-size\" style=\"background-color:#fdf5db\"><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-admin\/post.php?post=4859&amp;action=edit#_ftnref1\">[1]<\/a> Allusion sans doute \u00e0 cette phrase de <em>La Princesse de Babylone : \u00ab C\u2019est le plus bel animal, le plus fier, le plus terrible, et le plus doux qui orne la terr<\/em>e.\u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1543\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-4830\" data-id=\"4830\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/1906_Corre-La_Licorne_Biplace_sport_Type_J_8cv_1257cc_95kmh_inv_1819_photo_2-2048x1543.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/1906_Corre-La_Licorne_Biplace_sport_Type_J_8cv_1257cc_95kmh_inv_1819_photo_2-2048x1543.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/1906_Corre-La_Licorne_Biplace_sport_Type_J_8cv_1257cc_95kmh_inv_1819_photo_2-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/1906_Corre-La_Licorne_Biplace_sport_Type_J_8cv_1257cc_95kmh_inv_1819_photo_2-768x579.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/1906_Corre-La_Licorne_Biplace_sport_Type_J_8cv_1257cc_95kmh_inv_1819_photo_2-1536x1157.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/1906_Corre-La_Licorne_Biplace_sport_Type_J_8cv_1257cc_95kmh_inv_1819_photo_2-398x300.jpg 398w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Biplace la licorne, 1906.<br \/>\nPhoto Alf van Beem, Wikimedia Commons.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"756\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-4842\" data-id=\"4842\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/automobiles-Corre-37-rue-de.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/automobiles-Corre-37-rue-de.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/automobiles-Corre-37-rue-de-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/automobiles-Corre-37-rue-de-768x484.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/automobiles-Corre-37-rue-de-476x300.jpg 476w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Le si\u00e8ge de Corre &#8211; La Licorne \u00e0 Neuilly dans les ann\u00e9es 1910.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1446\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-4834\" data-id=\"4834\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Circuit-de-Boulogne-sur-Mer-3-juillet-1921-Collomb-sur-Corre-La-Licorne-gagnant-de-le\u0301preuve-grand-prix-des-petites-voitures-du-meeting-automobile-photographie-de-presse-Agence-Rol-2048x1446.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Circuit-de-Boulogne-sur-Mer-3-juillet-1921-Collomb-sur-Corre-La-Licorne-gagnant-de-le\u0301preuve-grand-prix-des-petites-voitures-du-meeting-automobile-photographie-de-presse-Agence-Rol-2048x1446.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Circuit-de-Boulogne-sur-Mer-3-juillet-1921-Collomb-sur-Corre-La-Licorne-gagnant-de-le\u0301preuve-grand-prix-des-petites-voitures-du-meeting-automobile-photographie-de-presse-Agence-Rol-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Circuit-de-Boulogne-sur-Mer-3-juillet-1921-Collomb-sur-Corre-La-Licorne-gagnant-de-le\u0301preuve-grand-prix-des-petites-voitures-du-meeting-automobile-photographie-de-presse-Agence-Rol-768x542.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Circuit-de-Boulogne-sur-Mer-3-juillet-1921-Collomb-sur-Corre-La-Licorne-gagnant-de-le\u0301preuve-grand-prix-des-petites-voitures-du-meeting-automobile-photographie-de-presse-Agence-Rol-1536x1085.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Circuit-de-Boulogne-sur-Mer-3-juillet-1921-Collomb-sur-Corre-La-Licorne-gagnant-de-le\u0301preuve-grand-prix-des-petites-voitures-du-meeting-automobile-photographie-de-presse-Agence-Rol-425x300.jpg 425w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1480\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-4836\" data-id=\"4836\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/pesage-du-tour-de-France-automobile-Collomb-sur-Corre-la-Licorne-photographie-de-presse-Agence-Rol-2048x1480.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/pesage-du-tour-de-France-automobile-Collomb-sur-Corre-la-Licorne-photographie-de-presse-Agence-Rol-2048x1480.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/pesage-du-tour-de-France-automobile-Collomb-sur-Corre-la-Licorne-photographie-de-presse-Agence-Rol-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/pesage-du-tour-de-France-automobile-Collomb-sur-Corre-la-Licorne-photographie-de-presse-Agence-Rol-768x555.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/pesage-du-tour-de-France-automobile-Collomb-sur-Corre-la-Licorne-photographie-de-presse-Agence-Rol-1536x1110.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/pesage-du-tour-de-France-automobile-Collomb-sur-Corre-la-Licorne-photographie-de-presse-Agence-Rol-415x300.jpg 415w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Passage du tour de France automobile, 1920.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-4827\" data-id=\"4827\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/La_Licorne_B7W4-1926-2048x1365.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/La_Licorne_B7W4-1926-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/La_Licorne_B7W4-1926-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/La_Licorne_B7W4-1926-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/La_Licorne_B7W4-1926-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/La_Licorne_B7W4-1926-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Camionette La Licorne, 1926.<br \/>\nPhoto Joachim Koller, Wikimedia Commons.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1518\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-4824\" data-id=\"4824\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Lillustration-1933-2048x1518.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Lillustration-1933-2048x1518.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Lillustration-1933-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Lillustration-1933-768x569.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Lillustration-1933-1536x1138.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Lillustration-1933-405x300.jpg 405w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">L&#8217;Illustration, 1933.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1391\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-4821\" data-id=\"4821\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Licorne-1933-Photo-Ruud-Onos-2048x1391.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Licorne-1933-Photo-Ruud-Onos-2048x1391.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Licorne-1933-Photo-Ruud-Onos-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Licorne-1933-Photo-Ruud-Onos-768x522.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Licorne-1933-Photo-Ruud-Onos-1536x1043.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Licorne-1933-Photo-Ruud-Onos-442x300.jpg 442w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">La licorne, 1933.<br \/><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>La Licorne<\/em> se fit rapidement conna\u00eetre par quelques succ\u00e8s dans des courses automobile, mais des choix industriels versatiles, h\u00e9sitant comme la blanche b\u00eate entre robustesse et l\u00e9g\u00e8ret\u00e9, entre force et vitesse, entre utilitaires et voitures de dames, entre sport et tourisme, l\u2019emp\u00each\u00e8rent de rencontrer un succ\u00e8s durable. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1495\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-4825\" data-id=\"4825\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Pub-la-licorne-1918-2048x1495.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Pub-la-licorne-1918-2048x1495.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Pub-la-licorne-1918-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Pub-la-licorne-1918-768x561.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Pub-la-licorne-1918-1536x1122.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Pub-la-licorne-1918-411x300.jpg 411w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-4832\" data-id=\"4832\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/La-licorne-pub-catalogue-2048x1536.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/La-licorne-pub-catalogue-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/La-licorne-pub-catalogue-300x225.jpg 300w, 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srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Litho-Gamy-Marguerite-Montaut-lithographie-1913-Lequipe-La-Licorne-dans-le-tour-de-France-automobile-2048x994.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Litho-Gamy-Marguerite-Montaut-lithographie-1913-Lequipe-La-Licorne-dans-le-tour-de-France-automobile-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Litho-Gamy-Marguerite-Montaut-lithographie-1913-Lequipe-La-Licorne-dans-le-tour-de-France-automobile-768x373.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Litho-Gamy-Marguerite-Montaut-lithographie-1913-Lequipe-La-Licorne-dans-le-tour-de-France-automobile-1536x746.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Litho-Gamy-Marguerite-Montaut-lithographie-1913-Lequipe-La-Licorne-dans-le-tour-de-France-automobile-500x243.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Lithographie, L&#8217;\u00e9quipe La licorne dans le tour de France 1913..<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1741\" height=\"846\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-4861\" data-id=\"4861\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Litho-Lequipe-La-Licorne-dans-le-tour-de-France-1912-1912.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Litho-Lequipe-La-Licorne-dans-le-tour-de-France-1912-1912.jpg 1741w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Litho-Lequipe-La-Licorne-dans-le-tour-de-France-1912-1912-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Litho-Lequipe-La-Licorne-dans-le-tour-de-France-1912-1912-768x373.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Litho-Lequipe-La-Licorne-dans-le-tour-de-France-1912-1912-1536x746.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Litho-Lequipe-La-Licorne-dans-le-tour-de-France-1912-1912-500x243.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1741px) 100vw, 1741px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Lithographie, L&#8217;\u00e9quipe La licorne dans le tour de France 1912.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>D\u00e9j\u00e0 surtout connue pour ses gr\u00e8ves \u00e0 r\u00e9p\u00e9tition et ses patrons de chocs peu port\u00e9s sur la n\u00e9gociation, <em>La Licorne<\/em> alourdit quelque peu son dossier durant l\u2019occupation, quand elle fut rachet\u00e9e par l\u2019italien Bugatti et produisit des voitures \u00e9lectriques et des v\u00e9hicules tout-terrain pour l\u2019arm\u00e9e allemande. \u00c0 la lib\u00e9ration, le constructeur ne fit pas partie des entreprises choisies par l\u2019\u00e9tat pour le plan de relance de l\u2019industrie automobile. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>La Licorne<\/em> tenta sans grand succ\u00e8s de se reconvertir dans les camionnettes et dans les tracteurs&nbsp;; m\u00eame si l\u2019on croise dans mon livre une ou deux licornes de labour, cela collait quand m\u00eame moins avec l\u2019image de la blanche b\u00eate. L\u2019activit\u00e9 cessa en 1949, et les ateliers furent repris par d\u2019autres constructeurs, Berliet puis Renault.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"526\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-4844\" data-id=\"4844\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Licorne-6-8cv.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Licorne-6-8cv.jpg 800w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Licorne-6-8cv-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Licorne-6-8cv-768x505.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Licorne-6-8cv-456x300.jpg 456w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"978\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-4843\" data-id=\"4843\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/camionnette-licorne.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/camionnette-licorne.jpg 683w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/camionnette-licorne-210x300.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"832\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-4840\" data-id=\"4840\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Tracteur-licorne.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Tracteur-licorne.jpg 640w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Tracteur-licorne-231x300.jpg 231w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"646\" height=\"944\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-4838\" data-id=\"4838\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/la-licorne-milde-krieger-1941-voitures-de-ville.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/la-licorne-milde-krieger-1941-voitures-de-ville.jpg 646w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/la-licorne-milde-krieger-1941-voitures-de-ville-205x300.jpg 205w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 646px) 100vw, 646px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Les fauteuils licornes du designer Vladimir Kagan, tr\u00e8s \u00e0 la mode dans les ann\u00e9es soixante, ont des teintes blanches ou beiges et surtout reposent sur un socle en V qui n\u2019est&nbsp; pas sans rappeler la corne de la licorne et donnent l\u2019impression qu\u2019ils sont pr\u00eats \u00e0 d\u00e9coller.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1757\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Cleveland-Art-Museum-unicorn-armchair-design-Vladimir-Kagan-1960-1757x2048.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4823\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Cleveland-Art-Museum-unicorn-armchair-design-Vladimir-Kagan-1960-1757x2048.jpg 1757w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Cleveland-Art-Museum-unicorn-armchair-design-Vladimir-Kagan-1960-257x300.jpg 257w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Cleveland-Art-Museum-unicorn-armchair-design-Vladimir-Kagan-1960-768x895.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Cleveland-Art-Museum-unicorn-armchair-design-Vladimir-Kagan-1960-1318x1536.jpg 1318w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1757px) 100vw, 1757px\" \/><figcaption>Vladimir Kagan, Fauteuil licorne.<br \/>\nCleveland Art Museum.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Blanche, pure et surtout rapide, fendant l\u2019air de corne effil\u00e9e, tout semblait d\u2019ailleurs pr\u00e9destiner la licorne \u00e0 devenir un avion ou, plus encore, une fus\u00e9e. Pourtant, alors m\u00eame que les licornes ail\u00e9es se font nombreuses depuis une vingtaine d\u2019ann\u00e9es, cela n\u2019a jamais \u00e9t\u00e9 le cas, et les licornes, qui ne sont plus des voitures, sont surtout rest\u00e9es des bateaux. L\u2019image m\u00e9di\u00e9vale et donc peu moderne de la b\u00eate, son glissement r\u00e9cent vers les univers \u00e9sot\u00e9riques ou enfantins \u00e0 l\u2019oppos\u00e9 de la rigueur scientifique, ont sans doute d\u00e9courag\u00e9 des ing\u00e9nieurs un peu trop s\u00e9rieux.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>C\u2019est aussi parce qu\u2019elle est rapide et \u00e9l\u00e9gante, sauvage et belle, que la licorne a donn\u00e9 son nom \u00e0 une marque automobile fran\u00e7aise, disparue apr\u00e8s la seconde guerre mondiale. \u00ab Nous avons proc\u00e9d\u00e9 \u00e0 une enqu\u00eate, nos lecteurs s&#8217;en souviennent, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/2022\/02\/21\/la-licorne-une-jolie-voiture\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4829,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4859","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-6-les-retours-de-la-licorne"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/La-licorne-une-jolie-voiture-scaled.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4859","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4859"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4859\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5257,"href":"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4859\/revisions\/5257"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4829"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4859"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4859"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4859"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}