The Car de Luxe was an American

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manufactured from 1906 until 1910. A sister marque to the

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, the Car de Luxe had overhead valves which were operated by one rocker per cylinder. The 40/50 hp, 6755 cc car was actuated by a "push-pull" rod and an unusual back

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; the load was further taken by an

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dead axle which carried a separate differential unit.

References

David Burgess Wise, ''The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Automobiles''. Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of the United States {{Brass-auto-stub