Thieulin

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Automobiles Thieulin
legal form
founding 1886
resolution ?
Seat Besançon
management Louis Thieulin
Branch Mechanical engineering , automobile manufacturer

Thieulin from 1908

Automobiles Thieulin was a French company in the field of mechanical engineering .

Company history

Louis Thieulin founded a mechanical engineering company in Besançon in 1886 . In 1889 he manufactured a single steam car for a customer . The offer also stood brushcutters . Later, the sons Émile and Joseph joined the company. In 1906 the production of automobiles began. The brand name was Thieulin . Automobile production ended in 1908. A total of seven vehicles were built. It is not known when the company was dissolved.

vehicles

Small cars were on offer. Depending on the source, a single-cylinder or four-cylinder engine provided the drive . The open body offered space for two people. The vehicles were also used in races such as the Coupe des Voiturettes in 1908.

A vehicle from this manufacturer still exists. It can be seen in the Musée Henri Malartre in Rochetaillée-sur-Saône .

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 3: P – Z. 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 : Thieulin  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

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