{{Short description|French coachbuilder}} {{Infobox company | name = Antem & Monroig<br />Antem Monroig & Guyot<br />Antem Carrossier | industry = [[Automotive]] | founded = 1923 | defunct = 1997 | services = [[automotive design]], [[coachbuilding]] }}
'''Antem Carrossier''' (initially: '''Antem & Monroig''' or '''Antem Monroig & Guyot''') was a French [[coachbuilding]] company that, in the [[interwar period|period between the world wars]] and a short time afterwards, produced one-off bodies for [[luxury car]] chassis, as well as some bodies in small series production.
== Jean Antem == The founder of the company was the Spaniard Jean Antem (1893–1972), born as Juan Antem either in [[Barcelona]]<ref name="Coachbuild3">[https://www.coachbuild.com/index.php/encyclopedia/coachbuilders-models/category/antem Kurze Darstellung der Geschichte Antems auf der Internetseite www.coachbuild.com]</ref><ref name="Vanaret">[http://francois.vanaret.pagesperso-orange.fr/mapage1/index.html Kurzer Überblick über französische Karosseriehersteller der Zwischenkriegsjahre] (retrieved 6 October 2017).</ref> or in [[Palma de Mallorca]], depending on the source. Antem's father had a [[wheelwright]] business in [[Catalonia]].<ref name="Bellu 1972">Serge Bellu: ''A French Touch of Class. Les Ateliers de carrosserie français'', Editions Nicolas Chaudun 2012, {{ISBN|978-2-35039-136-6}}, S. 197.</ref> After completing an apprenticeship as a blacksmith in Spain, Jean Antem moved to France in 1910. In the following years he worked in Paris for various body manufacturers. Some sources state that he also completed training with Van den Plas. It is not clear whether this was the Belgian company [[Vanden Plas|Carrosserie Vanden Plas]] or the independent Paris company Willy van den Plas.<ref name="Coachbuild3"/> Antem returned to Catalonia during the First World War, but went back to Paris immediately after the armistice in 1918. In 1929 he took French citizenship and changed his first name from Juan to Jean.
== History == In 1919, Antem founded an automobile repair shop in the Paris suburb of [[Levallois-Perret]]. After the Spaniard Camille Monroig took a stake in the company, this became the company Antem & Monroig, which was based in [[Neuilly-sur-Seine]] and produced bodies for automobiles from 1924 onwards. In 1924 Antem & Monroig exhibited for the first time at the [[Paris Motor Show]]. In 1925 the company got another shareholder; it then traded as Antem Monroig & Guyot. Four years later, Antem took over the shares of its business partners. The company was then called Antem Carrossier.<ref name="Bellu 1993">Serge Bellu: ''A French Touch of Class. Les Ateliers de carrosserie français'', Editions Nicolas Chaudun 2012, {{ISBN|978-2-35039-136-6}}, S. 199.</ref> After the end of the Second World War, Antem moved into new premises in [[Courbevoie]].
The importance of Antem among coachbuilders of that era is assessed differently amongst sources. Some sources consider the company to be one of the leading French coachbuilders of the interwar period,<ref name="Coachbuild3"/> while others see Antem as "one of the best of the second set".<ref name="Bellu 1972"/>
=== Automobile bodies === In the 1930s, Antem manufactured exclusive one-off bodies on chassis from [[Delahaye]], [[Talbot-Lago]] and [[Bugatti]]; There were also occasional bodies for [[Mercedes-Benz]], [[Rolls-Royce]], and other chassis. However, small series orders for [[Ariès]] and [[Corre La Licorne]] ensured economic survival during this time.<ref name="Bellu 1993"/>
After the end of the Second World War, Antem resumed body production. The company focused primarily on the luxury manufacturer Delahaye, with Antem supplying a large portion of the bodies for the [[Delahaye 235|Delahaye Type 235]]. Stylistically, the structures were considered heavy and conservative.<ref name="Bellu 1993"/> A number of individual bodies were also created, including a coupé body for the last [[Bugatti Type 101]] chassis (chassis number 101.504), which in later years temporarily belonged to the actor [[Nicolas Cage]]. At times there were close business relationships with the small series manufacturer [[Deutsch Bonnet]], for whom Antem not only manufactured some road vehicles based on the 2 Liters model (1949),<ref>Roger Gloor: ''Alle Autos der 50er Jahre''. 1. Auflage. Motorbuch Verlag, 2007, {{ISBN|978-3-613-02808-1}}, S. 124.</ref> but also bodied some racing vehicles. A number of individual bodies were also built on [[Citroën]] chassis. These were often pontoon-style coupés, and more rarely four-door sedans, some of which had expansive bodies with free-standing fenders. A small four-door sedan was also created as a one-off on the chassis of the [[Citroën 2CV]]. Many of Antem's bodies of this era were designs by [[Philippe Charbonneaux]], including the 2CV sedan.
In 1955 Antem ended production of automotive bodies.
=== Commercial bodies === One of Antem's sons moved the business to the town of [[Doudeville]] in Normandy. There the company manufactured vehicle trailers and cabs for tractors. Operations ceased in 1997.
== Gallery == <gallery mode="packed" heights="140"> File:1935 Bentley 3.5 litre Antem Drophead Coupe (43924216524).jpg|1935 [[Bentley 3.5 Litre]] Drophead Coupe by Antem File:110 ans de l'automobile au Grand Palais - Delahaye 135M Cabriolet - 1948 - 002.jpg|A [[Delahaye 135|Delahaye Type 135]] M with a convertible body from Antem (1948) File:1951 Bugatti Type 101 Coupe (52245891325).jpg|1951 [[Bugatti Type 101]] Coupe by Antem File:1951 DB Panhard Barquette Antem, 2cyl 745cc 40hp 145kmh photo4.jpg|1951 DB Panhard Barquette with an Antem body File:1953 Citroen 2CV with carroserie ANTEM de Philippe Charbonneaux pic3.JPG|1953 Antem sedan based on a [[Citroën 2CV]], designed by [[Philippe Charbonneaux]] </gallery>
== Literature ==
* Serge Bellu: ''A French Touch of Class. Les Ateliers de carrosserie français'', Editions Nicolas Chaudun 2012, {{ISBN|978-2-35039-136-6}}
== External links == * [https://www.coachbuild.com/index.php/encyclopedia/coachbuilders-models/category/antem Brief description of Antem's history on the website www.coachbuild.com]
== References == <references />{{Coachbuilders of France}}
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