De Dion-Bouton
De Dion-Bouton is a French motor car company that began making cars in 1882.[1] The company was started by Count Albert De Dion, Georges Bouton and Charles Trepardoux.[1] Their first cars were steam powered and they made their first petrol internal combustion engine car in 1895.[1]
A four-wheeled De Dion-Bouton et Trepardoux "La Marquise", a steam-powered car, said to be the oldest car in the world that still going, sold in 2007. The car had belonged to Count Albert De Dion. Built in 1884, it has a top speed of 35 miles per hour.[2]
De Dion-Bouton Media
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De Dion steam car in Paris–Rouen race of 1894
De Dion-Bouton tricycle towing a passenger in a carriage
1903 De Dion & Bouton 8 CV in the Museo Nazionale dell'Automobile, Turin
1901 De Dion-Bouton made in the United States
William Govett driving a De Dion Bouton "Populaire" on an unsealed road.*William Govett wearing a jacket and cap with a blanket over his knees. He is driving a French De Dion Bouton ca. 1905 motor vehicle on an unsealed road. A post and rail fence is visible on the side of the road.
- 1906 De Dion-Bouton Type AM (6 CV).jpg
1906 De Dion-Bouton Type AM (6 CV)
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De Dion-Bouton JM4 railcar
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De Dion-Bouton OC1 and OC2 railcars (foreground)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Brighton-Early : De Dion Bouton". brighton-early.com. 2011. Archived from the original on 11 September 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ↑ Valdes-Dapena, Peter (2 July 2007). "World's oldest running car to be auctioned". cnn.com. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
