Guerry et Bourguignon

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Guerry et Bourguignon from 1902

Guerry et Bourguignon was a French manufacturer of carriages , bicycles , motorcycles and automobiles .

Company history

The Guerry et Bourguignon company was based on the Boulevard de Grenelle in the 15th arrondissement of Paris and had been manufacturing carriages since 1868. In 1894 the production of bicycles and motorcycles was added. Between 1900 or 1901 and 1912 the company manufactured three-wheeled motor vehicles. In 1902 a four-wheeled automobile was created and presented at the Paris Motor Show. The brand name Autorette was used between 1913 and 1914 .

Four-wheeled vehicle

The vehicle was from 1902 with a single-cylinder engine of De Dion-Bouton with 900 cc displacement and 6 PS equipped. The open Phaeton body offered space for two people. The vehicle has been preserved.

literature

  • Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
  • David Burgess Wise: The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Automobiles. Greenwich Editions, London 2004, ISBN 0-86288-258-3 . (English)
  • Jacques Rousseau, Jean-Paul Caron: Guide de l'automobile française. Solar, Paris 1988, ISBN 2-263-01105-6 . (French)

Web links

Commons : Guerry et Bourguignon  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
  2. ^ Burgess Wise: The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Automobiles.