Ateliers du Furan

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SA of the Atelier du Furan
legal form SA
founding 1880
resolution 1950
Seat Saint-Etienne , France
Branch Automobile manufacturer

The SA des Ateliers du Furan was a French company.

Company history

Auguste Dombret founded the Dombret & Jussy company in Saint-Étienne in 1880 . He manufactured gas engines, weapons and, from 1888, bicycles . In 1898 the name was changed to SA des Établissements Jussy . At the same time, the production of automobiles began. The brand name was Jussy . Automobile production ended in 1900. There was a connection to Motosacoche . In 1906 the Atelier du Furan was renamed SA . Automobiles were built again between 1908 and 1912, this time bearing the brand name SAF . In 1950 the company was dissolved.

vehicles

Automobiles with the brand name Jussy

The only model was a small car. A single-cylinder engine provided the drive . The glow tube ignition has been handed down as a further technical detail .

Automobiles with the brand name SAF

The offer was a tricycle with the single wheel at the back. A water-cooled single - cylinder engine with a displacement of 500 cm³ and an output of 4.5 hp , which was mounted under the driver's seat and powered the rear wheel via a chain, provided the drive. The vehicle offered space for two people in a row.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
  2. ^ Georgano: The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.