Luc Court 8 CV
| Luc Court | |
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 Luc Court 8 CV Course (1901)
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| 8 CV | |
| Production period: | 1901-1904 |
| Class : | Lower middle class |
| Body versions : | Phaeton |
| Engines: |
Otto engine : 2.4 liters (9.7 kW) |
| Length: | 2800 mm |
| Width: | 1450 mm |
| Height: | 1500 mm |
| Wheelbase : | 2000 mm |
| Empty weight : | 730-735 kg |
Luc Court 8 CV is a light, pioneering French automobile .
The vehicle is a voiturette ; the model name refers to the vehicle tax class in France at the time. It can therefore be classified in the lower middle class at the time. The manufacturer was the Société des Anciennes Établissements Luc Court et Cie in Lyon , which built the 8 CV from 1901 to around 1904.
technology
The construction has many modern elements such as a front engine, a steering wheel or a five-speed gearbox. A special feature of the vehicles was that you could separate the front end of the vehicle from the rest of the vehicle and attach it to another body with a rear axle without many tools.
engine
The 8 CV has a front-mounted, water-cooled two - cylinder in - line engine with a displacement of 2355 cm³. The power is 13 bhp (9.7 kW) at 1250 revolutions per minute. The cooling system consists of a "coil cooler" (brass pipe) on the front wall of the engine hood and a thermosiphon circuit . To lubricate the engine, oilers attached manually to the dashboard were operated ("droplet lubrication").
Power transmission
The vehicle has a very advanced, mechanical transmission with five forward and reverse gears. The sources do not reveal whether the gearbox is flanged to the motor or whether there is a shaft between the motor and the gearbox . The gear lever is on the steering wheel. The leather cone clutch is typical of the time. The power is transmitted to the rear axle with two drive chains.
Chassis and suspension
Most of the Voiturettes of that time had a chassis made of welded tubular steel. It is not known whether this is also the case here. The wheelbase is 2000 mm. The vehicle has the usual rigid axles at the front and rear. They are each suspended from two longitudinally arranged, semi-elliptical leaf springs. Unlike other contemporary vehicles, the 8 CV has two independently working braking systems, one of which acts on drum brakes on the rear wheels and the other on the transmission. The 8 CV has wooden spoke wheels (so-called artillery wheels ), the pneumatic tires are 875 × 105 in size. The front and rear track is 1250 mm.
Races
A vehicle of this type took part in a car race at Limonest in 1903 . This vehicle has been preserved and is on display in the Musée Henri Malartre in Rochetaillée-sur-Saône . It was also the template for an out of print model car from the former French manufacturer RAMI (No. 31, published 1967).
literature
- Jacques Rousseau: Guide de l'Automobile française. Éditions Solar, Paris 1988, ISBN 2-263-01105-6 . (French)
- 100 ans d'automobiles française. 1884-1984. Editions SOSP, Paris 1984, ISBN 2-905164-00-X . (French)
- Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader: The great automobile encyclopedia. 100 years of history. 2500 brands from 65 countries. BLV Buchverlag Munich, Vienna and Zurich 1992, ISBN 978-3405129743 .
- GN Georgano (Editor): Complete Encyclopedia of Motorcars, 1885 to the Present. Dutton Press, New York 1973, ISBN 0-525-08351-0 . (English)
Web links
- histomobile.com: Luc Court 8 CV Race car (1901) (accessed July 6, 2014)
