Gillet Herstal

Gillet Herstal's emblem

Gillet Herstal was a Belgian manufacturer of motorcycles and automobiles from Herstal .

Company history

In 1919, SA of the atelier Gillet began producing motorcycles. Production ended in 1958.

Automobiles

From 1928 to 1929 there was also a small three-wheeled car that was equipped with a motorcycle engine that was manufactured in-house. On September 22, 1929, one of these vehicles in Oostmalle set a speed record in the Cyclecar 500 category , the speed was 117.647 km / h.

literature

• Yvette Kupélian, Jacques Kupélian and Jacques Sirtaine: Histoire de l'automobile belge. Paul Legrain, Brussels, ISBN 2-87057-001-5 and epa, Paris, ISBN 2-85120-090-9 (French)
• Yves Campion Edition Graphi griffe Les Motos Gillet Herstal , ISBN 978-2-8052-0081-6 .