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The De Dion-Bouton Cassoulet Mystery (Upd. 1914 V8 EZ Protoype ?)

The De Dion-Bouton Cassoulet Mystery (Upd. 1914 V8 EZ Protoype ?)

  • The De Dion-Bouton Cassoulet Mystery (Upd. 1914 V8 EZ Protoype ?)

Charly Walmsley sends this photo of  Mr.Cassoulet in a De Dion. He is eager to learn something more about this exceptional model.  The car looks far from standard. Possibly it is a one-off made for a special race or rally? 
  For your information Juan Cassoulet won the first 1910 Gran Premio of Argentina in a smaller 120 HP V8 De Dion.

Publié:
dimanche avril 17th, 2011

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Inconnu
18 Avril 2011, 03:51
Is this the mysterious gargantuan V8 sports prototype that Anthony Bird mentions in his book DeDion-Bouton, First Automobile Giant? The EZ model was listed in the American agent's catalog for 1914 at $8,000. The bore was 125mm with a 150mm stroke for a displacement of nearly 15 litres. No photo is provided. However, there is a photo of a V8 with antiaircraft gun that is similar to Mr. Cassoulet's De Dion in the forward placement of the radiator, 20 louvers, and other bonnet details.

Bird states that neither French nor English lists mention the Model EZ. My De Dion tome by Pierre Boyer and Rene Ville's De Dion "en temoignages et confidences" do not list the EZ model.

James
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