细节
c.1905/06 DE DION BOUTON WICKER PHAETON
Wicker bodied with light brown leather interior.
Engine: 15/24hp four cylinder; Gearbox: three speed manual; Brakes: rear wheel drums; Suspension: semi-elliptic leaf springs front and rear. Right hand drive.
The De Dion Company was the first automobile company to produce a motor car on both sides of the Atlantic -- Paris, France and Brooklyn, New York. The company was formed through the collaboration of a wealthy aristocrat Compte Albert De Dion and a talented engineer, Georges Bouton. The latters most important contribution to early automobile development was the introduction of the high speed engine developing a lot of power for its size, and using coil ignition with a mechanically operated contact breaker. At first they were installed in motor tricycles, then in quadricycles - not only in the firm's own vehicles, but in as many as 150 car firms around the world. Voiturettes followed in 1899, powered by a single cylinder 31½hp engine centrally mounted in a tubular steel frame. Shortly afterwards, the petrol car incorporated De Dion's second remarkable feature, the now famous De Dion axle principle. The engine drove to the wheels through a two speed gearbox and universally jointed shafts. Because the axle was attatched to the springs, the final drive was not called upon to bear the weight of the car and the axle could move in relation to the frame without recourse to chain drive.
De Dions popularity was derived from its success in early automobile racing. Very little is known about this large and attractive early phaeton. It was donated to the Pennsylvania State Museum by Atwater Kent Jr., who purchased it at the dispersal sale of the D. Cameron Peck collection in 1952. The car has not been run in many years, however all mechanical components appear to be sound and the engine is free. With this large capacity four cylinder engine and the light and spectacular wicker coachwork, the De Dion will prove to be a powerful touring car. It is eligible for all horseless Carriage Club, Veteran Motor Car Club, and Veteran Car Club events, or would be in the spectacular entrant in the Concours show circuit.
Wicker bodied with light brown leather interior.
Engine: 15/24hp four cylinder; Gearbox: three speed manual; Brakes: rear wheel drums; Suspension: semi-elliptic leaf springs front and rear. Right hand drive.
The De Dion Company was the first automobile company to produce a motor car on both sides of the Atlantic -- Paris, France and Brooklyn, New York. The company was formed through the collaboration of a wealthy aristocrat Compte Albert De Dion and a talented engineer, Georges Bouton. The latters most important contribution to early automobile development was the introduction of the high speed engine developing a lot of power for its size, and using coil ignition with a mechanically operated contact breaker. At first they were installed in motor tricycles, then in quadricycles - not only in the firm's own vehicles, but in as many as 150 car firms around the world. Voiturettes followed in 1899, powered by a single cylinder 31½hp engine centrally mounted in a tubular steel frame. Shortly afterwards, the petrol car incorporated De Dion's second remarkable feature, the now famous De Dion axle principle. The engine drove to the wheels through a two speed gearbox and universally jointed shafts. Because the axle was attatched to the springs, the final drive was not called upon to bear the weight of the car and the axle could move in relation to the frame without recourse to chain drive.
De Dions popularity was derived from its success in early automobile racing. Very little is known about this large and attractive early phaeton. It was donated to the Pennsylvania State Museum by Atwater Kent Jr., who purchased it at the dispersal sale of the D. Cameron Peck collection in 1952. The car has not been run in many years, however all mechanical components appear to be sound and the engine is free. With this large capacity four cylinder engine and the light and spectacular wicker coachwork, the De Dion will prove to be a powerful touring car. It is eligible for all horseless Carriage Club, Veteran Motor Car Club, and Veteran Car Club events, or would be in the spectacular entrant in the Concours show circuit.