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here one for lovers of oldies! -Solved! Amédée Bollée
« on: January 21, 2007, 09:57:16 AM »
I took this photo in a museum a while back. Can anyone guess?
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Re: here one for lovers of oldies!
« Reply #1 on: January 21, 2007, 11:08:26 AM »
Could it be steam powered?      ;)
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Re: here one for lovers of oldies!
« Reply #2 on: January 21, 2007, 12:42:21 PM »
Amédée Bollée steam car c1885?
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Re: here one for lovers of oldies!
« Reply #3 on: January 21, 2007, 01:12:53 PM »
Those boilers would make for a heckuva lobster bake!   Talk about road food!    :drool:
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Re: here one for lovers of oldies!
« Reply #4 on: January 22, 2007, 04:22:51 AM »
I think Allen L's got it - 1878 "La Mancelle" by Amédée Bollée
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Re: here one for lovers of oldies!
« Reply #5 on: January 22, 2007, 04:41:59 AM »
My hat is well and truly off to you! Didn't know the car was so well known. It is in the museum here at Le Mans because Amedée Bollée was born and worked here.
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Re: here one for lovers of oldies! -Solved! Amédée Bollée
« Reply #6 on: March 07, 2019, 01:41:06 PM »
An old photo:
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Re: here one for lovers of oldies! -Solved! Amédée Bollée
« Reply #7 on: March 29, 2019, 02:31:07 PM »
A very rare contemporary photo showing "la Mancelle" from the front in full bloom:
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