Weyher and Richemond

Weyher et Richemond steam fire engine at the Salon de l'Automobile in Paris (1903)

Automobiles Weyher et Richemond was a French company in the mechanical engineering and automotive engineering .

Company history

The company from Pantin was a steam engine factory . In 1885 it belonged to the Compagnie Électro-Mecanique . In 1901 the company became part of the Brown, Boveri & Cie . In 1903 the production of steam fire syringes began. In 1905 automobiles added to the range. The brand name was Weyher et Richemont . Automobile production ended in 1910. In addition, between 1905 and 1907, cars were marketed under the name Labor . It is not known when the company was dissolved.

vehicles

The first model 15 CV was a steam car . The four-cylinder - steam engine was based on patents by Friedmann Knoller . The steam car was sold in England under the name Rexer . Gasoline-powered cars followed in 1908. The models 10/15 CV with 2112 cm³ displacement , 16/20 CV and 28/32 CV with 5120 cm³ displacement had four-cylinder engines, the 25/30 CV had a six-cylinder engine with 4385 cm³ displacement.

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

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