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An American thing?
Not American.
Francaise?
Yes...
I'm tempted to move this to the pro section...
Free for all!
Any question?
Year, engine?
A belt-driven cyclecar from France. Presumably late 10's early 20's?
Before 1910...
French, active before 1910 for more than a couple of years, this car is mentioned in many books...it is not easy to find a pic....
AVA?
One of M. Mauve's confections?
Not AVA and I'm not aware of any connection with Mauve...
Demos?
Not Demos...
Gillet?
Not a Gillet...
I think this is a Cornu, made in Lisieux, France by Paul Cornu, who is better known for his aviation exploits. Georgano gives the company as active from 1906 to 1908, though I have seen an earlier date for this car (1904).
QuoteThe Cornu voiturette had a very light tubular frame, and was powered by two single-cylinder Buchet engines, each driving a rear wheel independently by a long belt. Maximum speed was nearly 50 mph.
M. Cornu also built a twin-rotor helicopter which rose to the giddying height of 30 cm from the ground for about 20 seconds in 1907, the first piloted free flight in such a machine.
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Quote from: Paul Jaray on July 13, 2010, 07:56:00 AM
:applause: Bravo! :applause:
You are correct and there's nothing to add to your answer!
Did you forget to move this to the solved section? ;)
I had it in my 'things-to-do' list....thank you for the heads-up.
Two fine 1908 photos of Mr. Cornu´s racing voiturette.
You can clearly see the two Buchet engines:
And another picture