Traction Aérienne

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Société La Traction Aérienne
legal form
founding 1921
resolution 1926
Seat Neuilly-sur-Seine
Branch Automobile manufacturer

The Société La Traction Aérienne was a French manufacturer of automobiles .

history

The Neuilly-sur-Seine company started producing automobiles in 1921. The brand names were Traction Aérienne and Eolia . Production ended in 1926.

vehicles

The only model was equipped with a two-cylinder engine with 1527 cm³ displacement . It was not powered by the wheels, but by a propeller that was attached to the front of the car, similar to the Leyat . In contrast to the Leyat, the front wheels were steered. The aerodynamically shaped, closed body offered space for two people. The weight was only 304 kg.

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)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b 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.