The Bij 't Vuur was a Dutch

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manufactured by C. Bij 't Vuur in

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from 1902 until 1906. The name means something like "Near to the fire". The company started out as a

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, when in 1901 it made her first car. The first cars had

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engines but later ones used

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units. With the car Bij 't Vuur took part in the ''Toer door Nederland'' (Tour of Holland, one of the first initiatives in the Netherlands to promote cars), after which it was sold. The next project was a car with a bit heavier engine. In 1902 a 9 hp and a 12 hp-version were offered, which had a quite modern cardan axle with three gears forward and one backwards. At the RAI Motor Show of 1905 Bij 't Vuur showed a car with a self-built engine. This marked the end of Bij 't Vuur as car manufacturer. From then on, it only made buses. About 25 cars were produced.

References

*David Burgess Wise, ''The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Automobiles''. * Car manufacturers of the Netherlands Bus manufacturers of the Netherlands Dutch companies established in 1902 Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1902 {{Veteran-auto-stub