Herdtlé & Bruneau

Herdtlé & Bruneau
legal form
founding	1902
resolution	1914
Seat	Paris
Branch	Automobile manufacturer

Motorbike from 1903

Herdtlé & Bruneau was a French manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles .

Company history

The company was based at 38 bis rue de la China in the 20th arrondissement of Paris . In 1902 the production of motorcycles began. In 1905 an automobile was created. The brand name was Herdtlé-Bruneau . Production ended in 1914.

vehicles

Motorcycles were initially on offer. A motor with 1.25 HP , which weighed only 4 kg and enabled a top speed of 35 km / h, provided the drive .

The automobile presented in 1905 remained a prototype . Each of the four wheels was driven by a 1 hp engine. Series production did not take place.

In 1913 a motorcycle with a water-cooled two - cylinder engine appeared . 48 mm bore and 75 mm stroke resulted in a displacement of 271 cm³ . Another model had a two-stroke engine .

literature

• Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , Herdtle-Bruneau chapter.
• S. Ewald: Encyclopedia of the motorcycle. Bechtermünz Verlag, Augsburg 1999, ISBN 3-8289-5364-6 , p. 238.

Web links

Commons : Herdtlé & Bruneau  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• 1903 motorcycle (accessed December 20, 2013)
• Bonhams auctioned a built-in engine on April 29, 2012 for 2395 euros (English, accessed December 20, 2013)

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 , Herdtle-Bruneau chapter.
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e} S. Ewald: Encyclopedia of the motorcycle. Bechtermünz Verlag, Augsburg 1999, ISBN 3-8289-5364-6 , p. 238.