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Triouleyre
The Triouleyre was a French automobile manufactured from 1896 to 1898. The car had a rear-mounted five-horsepower horizontal engine along the lines of a Benz & Cie., Benz driving the back axle through belts and chains. Two started in the 1896 Paris–Marseille–Paris and Paris-Nantes races but failed to finish. References * David Burgess Wise, ''The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Automobiles''. 1890s cars Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of France Cars introduced in 1896 {{veteran-auto-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1896 Paris–Marseille–Paris
The Paris–Marseille–Paris race was the first competitive 'city to city' motor race originating in Paris, where the first car across the line was the winner, prior events having selected the winner by various forms of classification and judging. The race was won by Émile Mayade who completed the ten-day, 1,710 km, event over unsurfaced roads in 67 hours driving a Panhard et Levassor. The event was organised by the Automobile Club de France (ACF) and was sometimes retrospectively known as the ''II Grand Prix de l'A.C.F.''. It was run in 10 stages from Paris via Auxerre; Dijon; Lyon; Avignon; Marseille; Avignon; Lyon; Dijon; Sens and return to Paris. History The first competitive 'city to city' motoring event had been the 1894 Paris–Rouen where the Count Jules-Albert de Dion was first into Rouen but steam-powered vehicles were ineligible for the main prize. Likewise, in 1895 the nascent Automobile Club de France) (ACF) organised its first event, the Paris–Bordeaux†... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
