Delage Type FC

Delage
Delage Type FC at a 1908 car race
Type FC
Production period:	1908
Class :	race car
Body versions :	Phaeton
Engines:	Otto engine : 1.3 liters (24-25 hp)
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Width:
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Wheelbase :	2550 mm
Empty weight :	880 kg
successor	Delage Type ZC

Two Delage Type FC (left) and the winning Delage Type ZC (right) at a car race in 1908

This is either a Delage Type F or a Delage Type FC

The Delage Type FC was a racing car from the French brand Delage .

description

The model was an evolution of the sports version of the Delage Type F . The national registration authority tested the vehicle with the chassis number 500 and the engine 22.903 and granted the approval on June 19, 1908. Delage only used the vehicle in 1908. The successor was the Delage Type ZC .

A single-cylinder engine of De Dion-Bouton powered vehicles. It had a 100 mm bore and 160 mm stroke . This resulted in a displacement of 1257 cm³ . The engine was rated 15  Cheval fiscal and developed 24 to 25  hp .

The chassis had a track width of 1120 mm and a wheelbase of 2550 mm . The curb weight was given as 880 kg. The maximum speed was about 90 km / h.

A total of four vehicles were built.

Races

On July 6, 1908, some vehicles were used in the Coupe des Voiturettes de l'Auto in Dieppe . The team René Thomas / Houlet was fifth, Lucas / Louis Chenard twelfth. The winner was the Albert Guyot / Reyrol team on a Delage Type ZC .

literature

• Daniel Cabart, Claude Rouxel, David Burgess-Wise: Delage. France's Finest Car . Dalton Watson, Deerfield 2007, ISBN 978-1-85443-219-3 (English).

Web links

Commons : Delage Type FC  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ^ Daniel Cabart, Claude Rouxel, David Burgess-Wise: Delage. France's Finest Car . Volume 2. Dalton Watson, Deerfield 2007, ISBN 978-1-85443-219-3 , pp. 18 (English).