Legrand (automobile manufacturer)

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Legrand
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founding 1901
resolution 1901
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Legrand was a French manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The company started producing automobiles in 1901. The brand name was Legrand . Production ended again in the same year. There is no connection to Albert Legrand from Paris , who in 1913 also marketed automobiles as Legrand . known.

vehicles

The company's offer only included a model. This was a small car. Two built-in motors from De Dion-Bouton provided the drive . The power was given depending on the source with 3  HP or 3.5 HP; the engine manufacturer mentions 3.5 HP ( bore × stroke 80 × 80 mm, which results in a displacement of 402.2 cm³). The engines were mounted under the bench. Power was transmitted to the rear axle by means of a chain.

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).
  • Anthony Bird: The single-cylinder De Dion boutons; Profile Publications No. 25; Profile Publications Ltd., Leatherhead, Surrey, England (English).

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 Georgano: The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.
  3. ↑ a b Georgano: Cars. Encyclopédie complète. 1885 à nos jours.
  4. ^ Bird: The single-cylinder De Dion boutons.