Wacheux

Wacheux
legal form
founding	1903
resolution	1905
Seat	Calais
Branch	Automobile manufacturer

Wacheux was a French manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The Calais company began producing automobiles in 1903. The brand name was Wacheux . Production ended in 1905.

vehicles

The company manufactured small cars. They were similar to the models from Lacoste & Battmann . A wooden frame served as the chassis . A single cylinder engine from De Dion-Bouton with 502 cm³ displacement provided the drive . The engine was mounted in the front of the vehicle and drove the rear axle. The transmission had four gears. One vehicle still exists.

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)

Web links

• Mini.43 (French, accessed February 14, 2016)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
2. ^ ^{A b} Georgano: The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.