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1897 Léon Bollée Voiturette
United States • 9 Oct 2015
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This 1897 Léon Bollée Voiturette, Chassis No. 891, is a significant piece of early automotive history, formerly part of the Ken Behring Collection. It features a well-maintained older restoration with a recent engine rebuild, making it an ideal London-to-Brighton competitor, boasting a 2 hp, 882 cc engine and unique belt-drive transmission.
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7
While the car has been well-maintained and restored, the listing mentions that it is an older restoration from the mid-1980s. Additionally, the listing indicates some components have been replaced due to cracking, suggesting it's not in perfect condition but has been actively preserved and improved.
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2 hp, 882 cc air-cooled horizontal single-cylinder engine, three-speed manual transmission with a belt drive to the rear axle, tubular frame with independent front suspension, and rear axle braking.
Wheelbase: 50 in.
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Amédée Bollée is a name not often remembered outside of enthusiasts in his home country of France, which is a shame, as he was one of the world’s pioneers in propelled motoring, building his first steam-powered carriage in 1873, twelve years before Karl Benz’s “invention” of the automobile.
His sons, Amédée Jr.
and Léon, took part in the famous Paris-Bordeaux Race in 1895.
Later that same year, Léon Bollée patented an automobile design of his own: a three-wheeled vehicle with tandem seats and a horizontal single-cylinder engine.
The Léon Bollée was one of the first of what came to be known as voiturettes, small, lightweight French sporting cars.
It became quite popular, to the point where it was manufactured not only in France ...
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