Voiturettes Th. Lafitte

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SA de Construction de Voiturettes Th. Lafitte
legal form SA
founding 1923
resolution 1928
Seat Paris
Branch Automobile manufacturer

Lafitte from around 1923
Three - cylinder radial engine of a Lafitte

The SA de Construction de Voiturettes Th. Lafitte was a French manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The Paris-based company began building automobiles in 1923. The brand name was Lafitte . In 1926 Doriot, Flandrin et Parant was taken over. Production ended in 1928.

vehicles

The company manufactured small cars. The first model had a three - cylinder radial engine with a displacement of 736 cm³ and an output of 22 hp in the bow . Instead of a gearbox , an adjustable friction disc (friction = friction, i.e. friction disc) enabled stepless power transmission to the rear wheels. The original price in England was 100 pounds sterling . In 1928, a sports version with 895 cm³ displacement and 25 hp was added to the range. The maximum speed was given as 96 km / h.

Vehicles of this brand could be seen in the now closed Motor Technica Museum Bad Oeynhausen in Bad Oeynhausen and in the Autotron in Rosmalen .

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 2: G – O. 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 : Lafitte  - collection of images, videos and audio files

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. ^ A b c Georgano: The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.
  3. ^ Georgano: Cars. Encyclopédie complète. 1885 à nos jours.