Léo (make of car)

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Léo was a French car brand.

Company history

The company Léon Lefebvre from Paris began in 1896 with the development of automobiles . Participation with two vehicles in the car race from Paris to Marseille and back was planned. However, the vehicles were not ready in time. Production only began in 1897. The vehicles were marketed as Léo . Production ended in 1898. Léon Lefèbvre later also made the bolide .

vehicles

There were two models on offer that were equipped with two-cylinder Pygmee engines. The engine output was either 3 HP or 6 HP and was transmitted to the drive axle via belts.

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 c d e Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
  2. ^ Georgano: The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.
  3. ^ Georgano: Cars. Encyclopédie complète. 1885 à nos jours.