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- "Something about Motorettes; From Paris to Versailles and Back," De Dion-Bouton, 1901 - French builders Albert Comte De Dion and Georges Bouton produced their first gasoline-powered vehicles in 1895. While De Dion-Bouton was headquartered in Paris, a New York-based company built cars under license for the American market from 1900-1902. This brochure promoted the reliability of the American-built Motorette, describing lengthy journeys with the car in France, the United States, and Great Britain.
- 1901
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"Something about Motorettes; From Paris to Versailles and Back," De Dion-Bouton, 1901
French builders Albert Comte De Dion and Georges Bouton produced their first gasoline-powered vehicles in 1895. While De Dion-Bouton was headquartered in Paris, a New York-based company built cars under license for the American market from 1900-1902. This brochure promoted the reliability of the American-built Motorette, describing lengthy journeys with the car in France, the United States, and Great Britain.
- De Dion-Bouton Engine, circa 1900 - Jules-Albert de Dion and George Bouton initially set out to build steam-powered automobiles, but they were soon convinced that gasoline was the future. Their company's one-cylinder gasoline engine, introduced in 1895, was perhaps the first high-speed, lightweight internal combustion engine -- operating at around 2,000 rpm and weighing 40 pounds. De Dion-Bouton supplied engines to other automakers throughout the world.
- circa 1900
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De Dion-Bouton Engine, circa 1900
Jules-Albert de Dion and George Bouton initially set out to build steam-powered automobiles, but they were soon convinced that gasoline was the future. Their company's one-cylinder gasoline engine, introduced in 1895, was perhaps the first high-speed, lightweight internal combustion engine -- operating at around 2,000 rpm and weighing 40 pounds. De Dion-Bouton supplied engines to other automakers throughout the world.
- 1900 De Dion-Bouton Motorette - French-built De Dion-Bouton vehicles were imported into the United States before 1900, but American De Dion was formed in Brooklyn, New York, that year to manufacture the cars domestically under license. The American company's New York Motorette featured a one-cylinder gasoline engine and face-to-face seating. Unsatisfied with the American version's build quality, French De Dion canceled the license in 1902.
- 1900
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1900 De Dion-Bouton Motorette
French-built De Dion-Bouton vehicles were imported into the United States before 1900, but American De Dion was formed in Brooklyn, New York, that year to manufacture the cars domestically under license. The American company's New York Motorette featured a one-cylinder gasoline engine and face-to-face seating. Unsatisfied with the American version's build quality, French De Dion canceled the license in 1902.
- Advertisement, "DeDion, Bouton & Co.'s Gasoline Motors," 1900 - Jules-Albert de Dion and George Bouton initially set out to build steam-powered automobiles, but they were soon convinced that gasoline was the future. Their company's one-cylinder gasoline engine, introduced in 1895, was perhaps the first high-speed, lightweight internal combustion engine -- operating at around 2,000 rpm and weighing 40 pounds. De Dion-Bouton supplied engines to other automakers throughout the world.
- 1900
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Advertisement, "DeDion, Bouton & Co.'s Gasoline Motors," 1900
Jules-Albert de Dion and George Bouton initially set out to build steam-powered automobiles, but they were soon convinced that gasoline was the future. Their company's one-cylinder gasoline engine, introduced in 1895, was perhaps the first high-speed, lightweight internal combustion engine -- operating at around 2,000 rpm and weighing 40 pounds. De Dion-Bouton supplied engines to other automakers throughout the world.
- Advertisement, "Get a De Dion-Bouton "Motorette" and Keep Ahead of Time," circa 1900 - In Brooklyn, New York, the De Dion-Bouton Motorette Company was formed under a license agreement with the parent company in Paris, France. Despite the exciting image in their ads, the manufacturing business was unsuccessful. Instead, De Dion-Bouton cars were imported for use in the U.S., and their single-cylinder engines became popular power plants for early automobiles, including American-made Pierce-Arrow and Peerless cars.
- circa 1900
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Advertisement, "Get a De Dion-Bouton "Motorette" and Keep Ahead of Time," circa 1900
In Brooklyn, New York, the De Dion-Bouton Motorette Company was formed under a license agreement with the parent company in Paris, France. Despite the exciting image in their ads, the manufacturing business was unsuccessful. Instead, De Dion-Bouton cars were imported for use in the U.S., and their single-cylinder engines became popular power plants for early automobiles, including American-made Pierce-Arrow and Peerless cars.