Charles Richard

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Société des Moteurs et Autos Charles Richard
legal form Société
founding 1901
resolution 1902
Seat Troyes
Branch Automobile manufacturer

Société des Moteurs et Autos Charles Richard was a French manufacturer of automobiles and commercial vehicles .

Company history

The Troyes company began manufacturing automobiles and utility vehicles in 1901. Production ended in 1902.

vehicles

The models on offer were 4 CV with a single-cylinder engine and 8 CV with a two-cylinder engine . In both models, the engine power was transferred to the drive axle by means of belts. A special feature was that the engines could also be operated with alcohol.

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