Author Topic: What is the proper name? (Read 1571 times)

RayTheRat · « **on:** April 30, 2012, 04:42:23 PM »

De Dion Bouton?
De Dion-Bouton?
De Dion & Bouton?
De Dion et Bouton?

Georgano shows De Dion-Bouton as the paragraph header, but then has photos titled "De Dion Bouton."

Could the company name and the names of the cars be different?

Furthermore, was the GP car of 1908 named "De Dion" without M. Bouton's name appended? (photo attached.) If so, are there any other cars with the name of a single partner? (I'm aware of De Dion, Bouton & Trepardoux.)

Thanks,

RtR

Ultra · « **Reply #1 on:** May 03, 2012, 11:16:20 PM »

Welcome to my pain, Ray. The bulk of the car guys just will not visit this section of the board.

RayTheRat · « **Reply #2 on:** May 03, 2012, 11:45:21 PM »

With as many websites as I manage, I understand totally. Sometimes you have to beat people on the head to get them to realize that the answer to the question was on the section that was done the previous week.

Do ya think it would be better if it was moved to "General Automotive?"

RtR

ps. Cort, if you're reading this, I love the red shirt. It'd sure be easy to find ya on the salt flats.

Ultra · « **Reply #3 on:** May 04, 2012, 12:15:05 AM »

Quote from: RayTheRat on May 03, 2012, 11:45:21 PM

Do ya think it would be better if it was moved to "General Automotive?"

We'll see.

RayTheRat · « **Reply #4 on:** May 04, 2012, 12:19:35 AM »

Thanks for the move.

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knightfan26917 · « **Reply #5 on:** May 04, 2012, 01:02:50 AM »

Quote from: RayTheRat on May 03, 2012, 11:45:21 PM

ps. Cort, if you're reading this, I love the red shirt. It'd sure be easy to find ya on the salt flats.

*chuckles*

I was about to click out of this, when I spotted my name!

Thanks! Yes, it sure would be. Is that a hint?

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woodinsight · « **Reply #6 on:** May 04, 2012, 12:32:00 PM »

I have always used "De Dion Bouton" without any additions, etc. but stand to be corrected if others come up with something irrefutably indefensible......

Wendax · « **Reply #7 on:** May 04, 2012, 12:42:52 PM »

The proper name is probably the hyphenated one, as it is written on their stocks. But in their advertisements they used it with and without hyphen. The badge carried a raised dot instead of the hyphen. You can even find different variants on one car (see below).