Editing Chappe et Gessalin (section)

===The 1930s and 1940s===
The story of Chappe et Gessalin began in 1932, in the commune of [[Saint-Maur-des-Fosses]] near Paris.<ref name="amicale1">{{cite web|url=http://www.amicalecg.fr/spip/spip.php?article2&var_recherche=peu%20d%27histoire|title=Un Peu d'Histoire|work=www.amicalecg.fr}}</ref><ref name="automobilerevue">{{cite web|url=http://www.automobilrevue.cz/rubriky/automobily/historie/cg-chappe-gessalin-simca-1966-1974-drobni-umelci_45162.html|title=CG (Chappe & Gessalin) Simca (1966 - 1974) - Small artists|work=www.automobilrevue.cz}}</ref> In that year the Carrosserie Chappe was founded by Jean Chappe. Working with him were his three sons, Abel, Albert and Louis and an apprentice, Amédée Gessalin.<ref name="echappementc1">{{cite web|url=http://www.echappementclassic.fr/2016/04/jean-gessalin-cg-50-ans-apres/|title=Jean Gessalin: CG, 50 ans après|work=www.chappementclassic.fr}}</ref> The shop did bodywork in both wood and steel.

The Second World War interrupted the company's activities for a time but they resumed at the end of hostilities. In 1946 Jean sold the carrosserie to his three sons. By that time Amédée was also a part of the family, having married the Chappe's eldest daughter Marie-Louise. The brothers added his name to the masthead and the company became "Carrosserie Chappe Frères et Gessalin". On the death of Amédée his son Jean took his father's place in the company.<ref name="amicale4">{{cite web|url=http://www.amicalecg.fr/spip/spip.php?article169|title=The Poisson Dieppois...|work=www.amicalecg.fr|access-date=2016-12-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161230090806/http://www.amicalecg.fr/spip/spip.php?article169|archive-date=2016-12-30|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The new company's work included commercial vehicles, a specialty being the construction of firetruck bodies on truck frames produced by Delahaye.<ref name="echappementc1"/><ref name="breve">{{cite web|url=http://www.leblogauto.com/2007/09/breve-rencontre-cg.html|title=Brève rencontre|work=www.leblogauto.com}}</ref> They also carved out a niche doing more specialized work, such as bodywork in duralumin for Talbot and repairs on the Delahaye 135, 136 and Talbot T26 racing cars owned by [[Charles Pozzi]], who would become a major dealer in Ferrari and Maserati cars.<ref name="rarefrenchcg">{{cite web|url=https://rarefrenchsportscars.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/1-cg-simca-article-final.pdf|title=CG Simca|work=rarefrenchsportscars.wordpress.com}}</ref>