Legia (make of car)

Usines Deprez-Joassart
legal form
founding	1900
resolution	1900
Seat	Herstal , Belgium
Branch	Automobile manufacturer

Legia was a Belgian car brand.

Company history

The company Usines Deprez-Joassart from Herstal started with the production of automobiles in 1900. Production ended in the same year.

vehicles

The only model was a tricycle designed by DD Sklin. The drive was provided by a single-cylinder engine from De Dion-Bouton or Aster , which drove the individual front wheel via a two-speed gearbox. The weight of the vehicle was 160 kg. The maximum speed was given as 30 km / h. The selling price was 2,300 Belgian francs .

literature

• George Nick Georgano : The New Encyclopedia of Motorcars, 1885 to the Present , Dutton Verlag, New York 1982, ISBN 0-525-93254-2 (English)
• Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
• Yvette Kupélian, Jacques Kupélian and Jacques Sirtaine: Histoire de l'automobile belge. Paul Legrain, Brussels, ISBN 2-87057-001-5 and epa, Paris, ISBN 2-85120-090-9 (French)