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Veteran Car Club Dated & London to Brighton Run Eligible 1900 Darracq Perfecta 2 Quadricycle
France • 2 Feb 2024
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This is a Veteran Car Club Dated & London to Brighton Run Eligible 1900 Darracq Perfecta 2 Quadricycle. It features a 2 ¾ HP De Dion Bouton engine, has been restored, and comes with documentation confirming its 1900 manufacturing date.
Condition
7
The vehicle has been restored to a high standard and re-commissioned. While it had some modifications that were not original, the owner returned it to its 1900 specification. It is eligible for Veteran Car Club events, indicating it is in good running condition.
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Transmission:
Manual
Chassis No:
B 362
Odometer:
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Reg Number:
BS 8714
RHD/LHD:
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Frame no.
B 362 • Powered by a 2 ¾ HP De Dion Bouton engine • Discovered in the USA in 1992 by John McMullen • Restored while in the McMullen Collection • Formerly part of the John O'Keefe Collection • Recently re-commissioned by Julian Parker Ltd • Accompanied by a dating letter from Michael Edwards, Chairman of the De Dion-Bouton Club UK and author of The Tricycle Book, 1895-1902 .
The earliest vehicles to carry the name De Dion appeared in 1883 and were steam-powered, Count De Dion and Georges Bouton being in partnership with steam engineer Trépardoux at that time.
De Dion and Bouton turned their attention to the internal combustion engine to the annoyance of Trépardoux who quit in 1893, leaving his erstwhile partners to develop what was, in effect, the first high-speed internal combustion engine.
Early experimental 137cc engines ran at speeds of up to 3,000rpm, and the first internal combustion-engined quadricycles were built in 1895.
As well as producing their own machines, D...
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