Ardex was a French cyclecar manufacturer based in Nanterre, founded by Marcel Tamine, who set out to build small, ultra-economical vehicles on an artisanal scale. The company was known from 1934 onward mainly through occasional advertisements in the specialist press and never exhibited at a motor show, relying instead on word of mouth to attract several dozen customers drawn by its low prices. In 1937 the Ardex sold for just…