Automobiles Chenu

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Automobiles Chenu
legal form
founding 1903
resolution 1907
Seat Paris , France
Branch Automobile manufacturer

Automobiles Chenu was a French manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The Paris-based company began producing automobiles in 1903. The brand name was Chenu . Automobile production ended in 1907. Aircraft engines were also created .

vehicles

The models on offer were 9 CV with a single-cylinder engine , 12 CV with a two-cylinder engine and 12 CV , 30 CV and 40 CV with four-cylinder engines . There was also the 20 CV model , which took part in the 1903 Paris – Madrid car race. All models were equipped with built-in engines from De Dion-Bouton . The small models had a cardan drive , the four-cylinder models a chain drive . In 1906 there were 14 CV , 20 CV , 50 CV , 90 CV and 100 CV on offer, although it is unclear whether the more powerful models were actually manufactured.

literature

  • Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
  • George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Volume 1: A – F. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 . (English)
  • George Nick Georgano: Cars. Encyclopédie complète. 1885 à nos jours. Courtille, Paris 1975. (French)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
  2. ^ A b c Georgano: The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.
  3. ^ Georgano: Cars. Encyclopédie complète. 1885 à nos jours.