La Violette (car brand)

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La Violette was a French car brand.

Company history

The company Franc et Cie from Levallois-Perret started producing automobiles in 1910. Production ended in 1914.

vehicles

The first model was released in 1910 and was a small vehicle to which the criteria for cyclecars of 1912 were correct. It had a single cylinder engine with a displacement of 700 cm³ . The drive took place on one of the two rear wheels. A two-cylinder model followed in 1913 , also with a unicycle drive. In addition, the four-cylinder 10 CV model with cardan drive and a four-seater body appeared in 1913 .

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)

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 .
  2. ^ A b Georgano: The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.
  3. ↑ a b Georgano: Cars. Encyclopédie complète. 1885 à nos jours.