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c1902 Automoto Tricycle

Automoto 1902ca Tricycle 398ca cc AIV single engine # SF656 Automoto was one of the pioneer French makes: at the end of the 19th century a group of bicycle parts manufacturers in St. Etienne merged into one company that got the name Automoto. Soon production of complete cycles, motorised tricycles and automobiles was taken up, next..

Automoto

France, 1901 – 1907

(1) Chavanet, Gros, Pichard et Cie, St. Etienne, Loire

(2) SA de Constructions Mécaniques de la Loire, St. Etienne, Loire

The Automoto firm started as motor cycle makers, and their first car was a Automoto voiturette with a 4½hp vertical single-cylinder engine. This Automoto was available for sale in England, in kit form, a year later for £97 10s. By 1903 Automoto were making 4-cylinder cars, and their subsequent range include models of 12, 20, 30 and 40hp. They were solidly built and of conventional design. Some of these later Automoto cars were sold in England under the name Automotor.

Source: Georgano, encyclopedia of motorcar; GNG

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