La Va Bon Train

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Larroumet et Lagarde
legal form
founding 1891
resolution 1914
Seat Agen
management Larroumet and Lagarde
Branch Automobile manufacturer

La Va Bon Train from 1904

La Va Bon Train was a French car brand.

Company history

In 1891, Messrs. Larroumet and Lagarde founded Larroumet et Lagarde in Agen to manufacture bicycles . In 1904, automobiles were built. Automobile production ended in 1910 or 1914. In 1914 the company was dissolved. A total of around 42 automobiles were built.

vehicles

They were tricycles similar to the La Nef . A single cylinder engine sat behind each front wheel and powered the rear wheels. In addition to a self-developed engine, a built-in engine from De Dion-Bouton with 6 hp was also available for an additional charge . Was steered by means of a steering wheel. The open body offered space for two people.

A vehicle of this brand can be viewed at Grandson Castle .

literature

  • Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
  • George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): 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 Va Bon Train  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. 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 e f g Georgano: The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.
  3. ^ Georgano: Cars. Encyclopédie complète. 1885 à nos jours.