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Title: Monty293 - Solved: 1899-1900 Underberg 3CV Voiturette
Post by: el_monty on December 19, 2017, 01:33:30 PM
Fellow Autopuzzlers, for a point please identify the make and approximate year.

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Title: Re: Monty293
Post by: el_monty on January 08, 2018, 04:20:36 AM
Up to the Experts.
Title: Re: Monty293
Post by: Allan L on January 08, 2018, 01:18:20 PM
I feel I should know this, but although it has a lot in common with the early (1890s) Peugeots (the so-called Types 4 - 6) they had rear-mounted V twin engines.
I'll guess it's French and also from a cycle maker.
Title: Re: Monty293
Post by: el_monty on January 08, 2018, 02:38:33 PM
Yes it's French. However, the information I have makes no mention of this company building cycles, only cars, this being their first model.
Title: Re: Monty293
Post by: luisps on January 09, 2018, 03:41:27 AM
BERLIET?
Title: Re: Monty293
Post by: el_monty on January 09, 2018, 05:29:41 AM
Quote from: luisps on January 09, 2018, 03:41:27 AM
BERLIET?
No.
Title: Re: Monty293
Post by: luisps on January 09, 2018, 07:15:40 AM
LACOSTE ET BATMAN?
Title: Re: Monty293
Post by: el_monty on January 09, 2018, 10:40:37 AM
Quote from: luisps on January 09, 2018, 07:15:40 AM
LACOSTE ET BATMAN?
No.
(I didn't know that at some point a clothing company and a millionaire superhero had joined forces to produce cars!  ;D ;D)

Title: Re: Monty293
Post by: Fёdor on January 09, 2018, 11:25:17 AM
Underberg 3cv Voiturette 1899
Title: Re: Monty293
Post by: el_monty on January 09, 2018, 11:30:58 AM
No prewar puzzle of mine gets past the almighty Fëdor! Underberg is correct. The first car from this company based in Nantes had an air-cooled, single-cylinder engine supplied by Gaillardet. These drawings were published in the October 1900 issue of Popular Science magazine.
Title: Re: Monty293 - Solved: 1899-1900 Underberg 3CV Voiturette
Post by: Fёdor on January 09, 2018, 12:10:02 PM
thanks for the point :)