Morano marguerite type BO 2
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| Type BO 2 | |
| Production period: | 1928 |
| Class : | Sports car |
| Body versions : | Roadster |
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Petrol engine : 1.1 liters |
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| Wheelbase : | 2600 mm |
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| Previous model | Marguerite type BO 2 |
The Morano-Marguerite type BO 2 was a sporty passenger car.
Manufacturer and construction time
The French company Société A. Marguerite from Courbevoie began producing automobiles around 1922 , which were marketed as Marguerite . When Zamorano de Biedema took over the company in 1928, he changed the brand name to Morano-Marguerite . The production of the Morano-Marguerite type BO 2 as the successor to the Marguerite type BO 2 took place in 1928.
vehicle
The chassis was a conventional, but particularly low chassis with a front engine and rear-wheel drive . A four-cylinder built -in engine from Chapuis-Dornier with 1095 cm³ displacement and OHV valve control , three -valve technology and double carburetors provided the drive . The chassis had a track width of 125 cm and a wheelbase of 260 cm. The vehicles were created as open two-seater. The sports cars were also used in races. The design-related maximum speed was specified as 134 km / h.
Races
The driver Morris took part in one of these vehicles at the VIII Grand Prix of Boulogne on September 9, 1928 , but did not reach the goal.
Production number and successor
Production of the model was discontinued in 1928 after five copies had been produced without a successor. A vehicle still exists today.
literature
- George Nick Georgano: The New Encyclopedia of Motorcars, 1885 to the Present. 3. Edition. Dutton Publishing, New York 1982, ISBN 0-525-93254-2 . (English)
- George Nick Georgano: Cars. Encyclopédie complète. 1885 à nos jours. Courtille, Paris 1975. (French)
- 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)
Web links
- Brief description and photos of the vehicle that has survived (French, accessed April 27, 2014)
- Report on the vehicle (French, accessed April 27, 2014)
- Brief description of the company with some photos, also of type BO 2 (Spanish, accessed April 27, 2014)
Individual evidence
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↑ Cars. Encyclopédie complète and Die Internationale Automobil-Enzyklopädie name 1920 as the start of production;
The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Automobiles , The New Encyclopedia of Motorcars , Die große Automobil-Enzyklopädie , The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile and GTÜ Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit mbH name 1922
and Guide de l'automobile française name 1923. - ^ A b The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile
- ↑ 1928 sports car race (accessed April 27, 2014)