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What is this car?
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Re: NIC#619
« Reply #1 on: July 30, 2016, 06:23:49 AM »
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Re: NIC#619
« Reply #2 on: July 30, 2016, 01:34:01 PM »
Is it electric?
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Re: NIC#619
« Reply #3 on: July 30, 2016, 01:47:02 PM »
Is it electric?

Believe it or not, no. I'm not actually sure where the engine was placed.
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Re: NIC#619
« Reply #4 on: August 12, 2016, 06:18:20 PM »
Societé des Ponts Moteurs, París 1913

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Re: NIC#619
« Reply #5 on: August 13, 2016, 04:02:11 AM »
Societé des Ponts Moteurs, París 1913

Yes, correct. I don't know much about the car, but there was a period of time at the turn of the century when some makers offered a power train for existing horse-drawn carriages. This is one of the very last. The motor was an 1100cc v-twin, but I don't know exactly where it was fitted on the chassis - the marque was described as "avant train".

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Re: Solved NIC#619 - Societe des Ponts-Moteurs powered carriage
« Reply #6 on: August 13, 2016, 04:06:31 AM »
The engine is between the front wheels. "Avant train" roughly means "front powertrain".

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Re: Solved NIC#619 - Societe des Ponts-Moteurs powered carriage
« Reply #7 on: August 13, 2016, 04:28:52 AM »
The engine is between the front wheels. "Avant train" roughly means "front powertrain".

Thanks oko94. I thought that was what it meant - it must have made for very heavy steering!
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