The Alda was a Frenchautomobile created by Fernand Charron of CGV; it was manufactured between 1912 and 1922. The car had a dashboard radiator and a 3187ccfour-cylinder engine that was claimed to be capable of going "6 to 47 mph in top gear". Cars were available with the Henriod rotary valve system; another version featuring six cylinders was also offered. Post-war, the four was the only model offered, though it was rebored to 3563cc.
The Alda is most remarkable, if at all, for the manner in which its name was chosen. "ALDA" was an acronym, standing for "Ah - La Délicieuse Automobile!". The name was invented by the readers of the magazinel'Auto; this, to be sure, is a highly unusual, if not unique, manner of choosing the name of an automotive marque.
ALAN ALDA (ON CAMERA) Today the leading cause of death for Americans under the age of 34 isn't guns or disease, or drownings, or fires, it's this....
ALAN ALDA (NARRATION) Magnified one thousand times, the rods were shown to have deep rings along their length, and the caterpillar's head just under the rods was covered in jagged points.
ALAN ALDA (NARRATION) As the cartridge case is slammed backwards during firing, it's stamped with an imprint of tiny machining marks left from the gun's manufacture.
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