Panhards won numerous races from 1895 to 1903. Panhard developed the Panhard rod, which became used in many other types of automobiles as well.
From 1925 the motors didn't have valves. That year a 4.8 litres got the world record for the hour fastest run at an average of 185.51 km/h.
After World War II it produced light cars such as the PL 17 and BT 24. The company managed to get around a steel-saving government regulation forbidding new car models by making the bodies and several other components out of aluminium. The bodies had smooth rounded forms which made the cars stand out in any post-war parking lot.