Lorraine-Dietrich

Société Lorraine des Anciens Établissements De Dietrich et Cie
legal form
founding	1905
resolution	1941
Seat	Luneville
Branch	Automobile manufacturer

125 Francs share in Société Lorraine des Anciens Établissements De Dietrich et Cie from January 1928

Lorraine-Dietrich was a French car brand.

Company history

The company took over the production of automobiles from De Dietrich in 1905 . The brand name was initially Lorraine-Dietrich , from 1928 Lorraine (French for Lorraine ). In 1934 the production of automobiles ended. In the following years, the focus was on military vehicles. During this time, the Lorraine 37L , which was manufactured from 1939, was created. Lorraine-Dietrich built the engine for the L'Oiseau Blanc aircraft .

vehicles

Lorraine-Dietrich

Initially, four-cylinder models were made. In 1919 the model D 2-6 30 CV appeared with a six-cylinder engine , 6104 cm³ displacement and 75  hp . The smaller six-cylinder model B 3-6 15 CV , also called 16 CV , with 3446 cm³ displacement and between 50 and 90 hp output soon followed . The four-cylinder model A 4 10/12 CV followed in 1923 with a displacement of 2296 cc and 45 to 55 hp.

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  Lorraine-Dietrich (1908)

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  Lorraine-Dietrich 60 CV, Rio de Janeiro (1908)

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  Lorraine-Dietrich (1910) from Schlumpf Depot

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  Lorraine-Dietrich (1912)

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  Lorraine-Dietrich (1912)

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  Lorraine-Dietrich (1923)

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  Lorraine-Dietrich (1925)

Lorraine

The models B 3-6 15 CV and A 4 10/12 CV continued to be produced. The small model was discontinued in 1929. In 1931 the 310/311 20 CV appeared with a six-cylinder engine, 4086 cm³ displacement and 90 hp. There was also a six-wheeled vehicle licensed by Tatra .

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  Lorraine from 1930

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  Lorraine from 1934 under Tatra license

Vehicles of these brands can be seen in various car museums.

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 : Lorraine-Dietrich  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• GTÜ Society for Technical Monitoring Ltd (accessed on March 12, 2013)

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