Panhard K61

The Panhard K61, sold as the Zuroc, was a heavy goods chassis that Panhard et Levassor built from January 1933 to the summer of 1936, 992 in all. It had a four-cylinder sleeve-valve engine rated at 12 CV, four quiet forward speeds and a reverse, twin rear wheels and a gross load of 5,000 kg, of which 3,300 kg was payload including the body. It was offered as a lorry, van, bus or coach. At the 1933 Tour de France automobile a K61 Zuroc ran on Nabol, a blend of alcohol, tar oil and benzol, and won a gold medal. The Paris regional transport authority bought ten 21-seat buses on the chassis in 1935 for small lines, withdrawn in 1939, and the French Army bought 99 canvas-covered lorries, mostly for cavalry units. The K93 followed it at the end of 1936 and kept the Zuroc name.