Vilain Frères

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Vilain Frères
legal form
founding 1900
resolution 1902 or 1905
Seat Paris
Branch Automobile manufacturer

Vilain Frères was a French manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The Paris-based company began producing automobiles in 1900. The brand names were Vilain in France and 1902 Motormobiles in England . Production ended in 1902. One source states that the company existed until 1905.

vehicles

The first model was the 6/8 CV with a two-cylinder engine . Initially, the engine was mounted in the rear and powered the rear axle via chains. From 1901 the engines were arranged in the center of the vehicle. 1902 followed models with single-cylinder engines , the optional 7 PS rendered or 10 hp.

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