The De Dion Bouton production start in 1882 in Puteaux, quai National, département de la Seine, with tricycles, steam's cars and petrol's cars. De Dion Bouton in 1900, become the biggest cars builder in the world with 400 cars and 3.200 engins. De Dion Bouton fully manufactures its vehicles. It is also the first to produce a V8 engine series in 1910. Le "comte" the Lord De Dion created the "Automobile Club de France" and road's maps of France.
De Dion built in 1914 the "FR".This De Dion Bouton FR has been completly restored by Dominique Bleuven . It is now in front of us like a new modèl, however, it's an ancestor born at the beginning from the 20th century, in 1917, where his apellation comes from: "FR 1917". The first modèle "FR" De Dion Bouton was built in 1914.
This page comes from the context of restored vehicles by members of the Camion Club de France. To show you or she is to to discover the FR 1917. The pictures were taken outside, during the "Locomotion en fête" exhibition. I suggest you to visit the Web site of Dominique Bleuven to see what he has done on his truck. The link is at the bottom of the page. Do not mist the video. Exept the modern road, it's like in time begone in the days of the "poilus" hairy men.
CONSTRUCTEUR | DE DION BOUTON | |
TYPE | FR 1914 | |
ANNÉE | 1917 | |
DIMENSIONS | Longueur | 6,63 m; |
Voie avant | 1,66 m | |
Voie arrière | 1,60 m | |
Empattement | 3,75 m | |
Hauteur | 4,10 m | |
Largeur avant | 2,05m | |
Largeur arrière | 1,96m | |
POIDS DU CHASSIS | 2,660 tonnes | |
CHARGE UTILE | 3,500 tonnes | |
MOTEUR | 4 cylindres de 100X140 | bibloc de 4.4 litres |
PUISSANCE | 20 CV | |
BOITE | 4 vitesses + marche arrière | |
EMBRAYAGE | à plateau métalliques | |
TRANSMITION | par cardans | |
CIRCULATIOND'EAU | par pompe | |
VITESSE MAXIMUM | 30 km/h environ | |
ALLUMAGE | magnéto Victrix | |
REFROIDISSEMENT | liquide par thermosiphon | radiateur centrifuge Solex |
ROUES AVANT | à bandage simple : | 930X120 |
RAYON DE VIRAGE | 7,20m | |
FREINS A BANDAGE | uniquement sur les roues arrières |
Dominique Bleuven sent to the site these pictures straight out of the hell ... He assured us the de Dion Bouton on the following photos, is one that belongs to him. We see the truck below, get on the muddy roads.
Do not mist the fantastic front line trip done in this vehicle. Domique Bleuven went by road to Nantes to London to attend the "London Brigton" race. More generally, you can see an article on de Dion Bouton in the Philippines's page. The links are below.