One more from the early days.
For one point, please respond and identify this car.
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up again
French marque?
Yes
1907 Gignoux manufactured in Lyon?
No
1906 Dorey manufactured in Paris?
No, but from Paris
1902 La Diva?
No
Is my initial estimate of 1904 approximately correct?
Lafitte?
SICAM, was Marcel Violet involved?
Not a SICAM, no Violet involvement as far as I know.
Quote from: Wendax on April 13, 2015, 04:40:40 PM
Quote from: 4popoid on April 13, 2015, 12:47:35 PM
Is my initial estimate of 1904 approximately correct?
Some years off
I assume that it is some years later than 1904, but it was manufactured prior to 1914 wasn't it?
Yes
Perhaps I'm jumping too many years, but I will try: 1913 Deschamps 6 CV.
No, too late
Quote from: Wendax on April 14, 2015, 01:23:01 AM
No, too late
OK, I'll move back three years and try a: 1910 Sanchis 10 CV (4 1/2 CV also available in the same car).
No
Guillierme circa 1908?
1908 is a possible year, not a Guillierme though
Culmen circa 1908?
No
PSR circa 1908?
No
Duhanot 8/10 CV circa 1908?
No
VATE 10 CV circa 1908?
No
EVM 8 CV circa 1908?
No
Quote from: 4popoid on April 14, 2015, 12:47:29 PM
PSR circa 1908?
I just noticed that I mistyped this question. I should have typed DSR (not PSR), but I assume the answer is still "No". Therefore, is the puzzle car a: Busson 7/9 CV circa 1908?
Neither DSR nor Busson
Alliance 10/12 CV circa 1908?
No
Papillion circa 1908?
No
Civelli de Bosch circa 1908?
No
CSB (Cornilleau & Sainte-Beuve) circa 1908?
No
8 HP Horse Shoe by Glaenzer & Cie. of Paris, circa 1908?
No
A Lacoste & Battmann, or related to them?
No connection with Lacoste & Battmann
Ultramobile (or Ultra Mobile) circa 1908?
No
I am quickly running out of potential possibilities built in 1908. Was the manufacturer of this vehicle making automobiles outside of the range 1905-1911?
No
HK by A.S. de Kostka of Paris, 1907-1908?
No
Elva by Voiturettes Elva circa 1907?
No
Leda circa 1908?
No
Truffault circa 1908?
Finally! It is the Truffault Voiturette, a license-built Pipe.
A hard-earned point to you.
Thanks Gerd. I just about blew that one. I had convinced myself that this was a shaft drive vehicle, and because of this had ruled out Truffault very early on. Because I was running out of possibilities, I went back and restudied your photograph. Doing so, I discovered that what I had thought was a drive shaft was apparently a structural member, and what I thought was a structural brace was really part of the belt drive cited in my Truffault reference. Anyway, what originally seemed like a relatively easy puzzle, due to the unusual suspension, turned out to be a bit of a killer.
A survivor: