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Gustave Adolphe Clément began manufacturing bicycles in 1894 and made a fortune in the bicycle and pneumatic tire industry in the late 19th century. In 1903, the factory built their first automobiles, with emphasis on racing cars in 1904. They were active in the Circuit des Ardennes des Voiturettes and the Vanderbilt Cup, among others, through 1..

In 1913, Louis Delage established a fine new factory in the Parisian suburb of Courbevoie, giving his company independence from proprietary engine suppliers. That same year, Delage launched the all-new AI and AK series. While the AI was powered by a four-cylinder engine, the top-of-the-line AK model featured a 2,669 cc inline six designed by Art..

The Renault marque is one of the oldest in France, and as such was at the forefront of creating beautiful Brass Era automobiles. In 1899, Louis Renault and his brothers, Marcel and Fernand, launched Renault Freres – a company that has remained dominant in the French automobile market. Louis gained engineering prestige by developing a direct driv..

Panhard et Levassor created vehicles that were dependable and innovative, while they worked with coachbuilders to create bodies that were visually reminiscent of carriages with features like an open driver’s seat and paneled body. Louis-René Panhard and Émile Levassor introduced a sliding-gear manual transmission in 1894, and this techno..

A French car and rail manufacturer from 1883 to 1932, De Dion-Bouton was formed when Jules-Albert de Dion dreamed of making a steam automobile but lacked the expertise. De Dion found two engineers, Georges Bouton and Charles Trepardoux, to join him as partners in De Dion, Bouton et Trepardoux. They produced a successful steam car in 1883, but by..

Armand Peugeot established his bicycle manufacturing business in 1882, began producing steam-powered tricycles in 1889, and founded Automobiles Peugeot in 1891. Increased interest in the automotive field brought him in contact with other motoring pioneers including Gottlieb Daimler, Émile Levassor, and Louis-René Panhard. By 1895, Peugeot had bu..

Founded in 1903 by Louis Delaunay and Marius Barbarou, Automobiles Delaunay-Belleville was one of the premier constructors of automobiles in France prior to WWI. Drawing from his experience working for both Clément and Benz, Barbarou was responsible for the styling of the rounded grille synonymous with Delaunay-Belleville automobiles. The compan..

In 1904, Peugeot debuted the Type 69 Bébé at the Paris Motor Show. It weighed a mere 770 lbs., measured just 110" long, and was powered by a single-cylinder, 652 cc engine. The Bébé proved immensely popular, representing 80% of Peugeot’s production at the time. In 1911, Ettore Bugatti endeavored to create a lightweight yet robust car of..

In the early days of motoring, cyclecars were a popular choice in Europe due to their low cost and fuel efficiency. These vehicles were extremely light four-wheeled machines that used small motorcycle-type engines and the French-built Bedelia is noteworthy as one of the longest-lived and most famous of all cyclecar models. The first Bedelia was ..

Founded in 1903 by brothers Maurice and Georges Sizaire in Courbevoie, a suburb northwest of Paris, Sizaire-Naudin produced voiturette-style sports and racing cars. First unveiled at the 1905 Paris Motor Show, their innovative single-cylinder sports cars featured a sliding-pillar independent front suspension aided by a transverse leaf spring. Th..