Hubert Barraud

Hubert Barraud
legal form
founding	1912
resolution	1915
Seat	Montluçon
Branch	Automobile manufacturer

Hubert Barraud was a French manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The Montluçon company started producing automobiles in 1912. The brand names were Bébé and BB . In 1915 production ended after around 100 vehicles.

vehicles

Various small car models were on offer. The two smaller ones were two-seaters. The drive was provided by a single-cylinder engine , either from Anzani or Buchet . In the model, 10.8 CV , a driving four-cylinder engine of Chapuis-Dornier to the vehicles. The engine was mounted in the front of the vehicle and powered the rear axle via a cardan shaft . Initially, a four-speed friction transmission was used, which was replaced by a standard three-speed transmission in the last year of construction. Two- and four-seater bodies were available.

literature

• 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)

Web links

• Allcarindex (accessed December 16, 2013)

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{A b} Georgano: The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.