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Re: #A161 by Amsterdam
« Reply #25 on: May 07, 2011, 03:56:22 PM »
No, the name does start with the letter L though.

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Re: #A161 by Amsterdam
« Reply #26 on: May 09, 2011, 02:35:54 PM »
Linon?

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Re: #A161 by Amsterdam
« Reply #27 on: May 09, 2011, 03:40:12 PM »
Lefčvre?

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Re: #A161 by Amsterdam
« Reply #28 on: May 11, 2011, 01:42:37 AM »

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Re: #A161 by Amsterdam
« Reply #29 on: May 11, 2011, 02:56:11 AM »
Liegeois?

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Re: #A161 by Amsterdam
« Reply #30 on: May 11, 2011, 05:39:37 AM »

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Re: #A161 by Amsterdam
« Reply #31 on: July 16, 2011, 10:04:02 AM »
SA et appareils Mécaniques Engrenages (sounds so much nicer than SA Gears and Mechanical Appliances) / Bressoux
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Re: #A161 by Amsterdam
« Reply #32 on: July 27, 2011, 04:07:37 PM »
Sounds nice indeed but it is not the name in my book.
Does not start with an L either ;)

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Re: #A161 by Amsterdam
« Reply #33 on: October 11, 2011, 03:25:00 AM »
Body by Luik?

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Re: #A161 by Amsterdam
« Reply #34 on: October 14, 2011, 07:11:20 AM »
Body by Luik?

No, Luik is Dutch for Ličge wich is the cityname in Belgium where the the body was build according my book.

(Carrossier Belge _________-Ličge)

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Re: #A161 by Amsterdam
« Reply #35 on: October 14, 2011, 08:10:09 AM »
Locomotrice?

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Re: #A161 by Amsterdam
« Reply #36 on: October 14, 2011, 04:42:28 PM »
Dumoullin & Pritchard?

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Re: #A161 by Amsterdam
« Reply #37 on: November 11, 2011, 03:53:55 PM »

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Re: #A161 by Amsterdam
« Reply #38 on: November 25, 2011, 11:31:42 AM »
I still have not found any additional info on the coachbuilder from Ličge mentioned in the Emile Mathis book.
This makes it impossible for me to give any more clues in solving this puzzle.

Black Hole it is

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Re: #A161 by Amsterdam
« Reply #39 on: November 25, 2011, 01:13:48 PM »
Lorenz-Renaerd of Liege?

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Re: #A161 by Amsterdam
« Reply #40 on: November 25, 2011, 01:16:07 PM »
Laloux?

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Re: #A161 by Amsterdam
« Reply #41 on: November 25, 2011, 01:19:14 PM »

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Re: #A161 by Amsterdam
« Reply #42 on: July 09, 2012, 07:33:27 PM »
Taunton?

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Re: #A161 by Amsterdam
« Reply #43 on: July 09, 2012, 10:32:35 PM »
Can you call this car French?  In 1912-1914, wasn't Strasbourg (in Alsace) part of Germany?

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Re: #A161 by Amsterdam
« Reply #44 on: July 10, 2012, 02:56:18 AM »
H. Lorenz?

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Re: #A161 by Amsterdam
« Reply #45 on: September 21, 2012, 05:05:26 PM »
H. Lorenz?
Taunton?

No to both ( sorry for the very late reply)

Can you call this car French?  In 1912-1914, wasn't Strasbourg (in Alsace) part of Germany?

Strasbourg was part of Germany from 1871 till 1911 so yes, you can call this car French. I also do not think that Emile Mathis considered himself German although born during this occupation.


The answer to the coachbuilder is to be found in the book Emile Mathis Constructeur automobile by J.F.Blattner

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Re: #A161 by Amsterdam
« Reply #46 on: September 21, 2012, 05:34:02 PM »
Strasbourg was part of Germany from 1871 till 1911
Strasbourg (as most of Alsace) changed hands quite a few times. Strasbourg was German until 1681 (politically) resp. 1789 (commercially, as there was a customs border to France, but not to Germany). From 1871 until 1919 (not 1911!) it was German again, as it was from 1940 to 1944. Nowadays, you fortunately don't even notice that you change the country when you are passing the Rhine bridge at Kehl for example.

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Re: #A161 by Amsterdam
« Reply #47 on: July 23, 2013, 10:15:41 AM »
The car was shown at the 1913 Brüssels Auto Salon. No coachbuilder info in the article I am afraid
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Re: #A161 by Amsterdam
« Reply #48 on: July 23, 2013, 11:35:06 AM »
Additional incomplete information to bump this topic:

Model BM-70 Doctor Coupe or Conduite Interieure.  14CV or 8/20 PS

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Re: #A161 by Amsterdam
« Reply #49 on: July 23, 2013, 11:49:15 AM »
Was it Liedekerke?

I only know of one Minerva and some Vivinus cars, the have built bodies for, but maybe they also did this one, too?
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