La Joyeuse

P. Ménard in a brand's racing car at the 1908 Grand Prix des Voiturettes

La Joyeuse was a French car brand.

Company history

The company Voitures Légères Traine from Paris began in 1907 with the production of automobiles , as La Joyeuse marketed. Production ended in 1908 or 1909. In total, only a few vehicles were sold.

vehicles

The only model was a small car. A four-cylinder engine provided the drive . The engine was mounted in the front of the vehicle and powered the rear axle via a cardan shaft . One vehicle took part in the Coupe des Voiturettes car race in 1908 and came in sixth.

literature

• Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
• George Nicholas Georgano (Ed.): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile . Volume 2: G-O . Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 (English).
• George Nick Georgano: Cars. Encyclopédie complète. 1885 à nos jours. Courtille, Paris 1975. (French)

Web links

Commons : La Joyeuse  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{A b c} Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
2. ↑ ^{a b c d} George Nicholas Georgano (Ed.): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile . Volume 2: G-O . Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 (English).
3. ↑ ^{a b} Georgano: Cars. Encyclopédie complète. 1885 à nos jours.