The Borderel-Cail was a French automobile manufactured in
Denain in the first decade of the twentieth century by
Société J. F. Cail & Cie., who were a builder of railway
locomotives since the 1840s.
In 1905 they built a 6-wheeled
limousine, powered by a 4-cylinder engine.
Power was supplied to the center axle, while both the front and rear wheels steered.
An updated version of the car with a more powerful engine was shown at the 1906
Paris Salon
The Salon (french: Salon), or rarely Paris Salon (French: ''Salon de Paris'' ), beginning in 1667 was the official art exhibition of the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Between 1748 and 1890 it was arguably the greatest annual or biennial art ...
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The final Borderel-Cail was a conventional 4-wheeled car with a 30-horsepower 4 cylinder engine, launched in 1907.
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Photo of 1905 6-wheeled limousine
Vintage vehicles
Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of France
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