Amiot-Péneau
The Amiot, later known as the Amiot-Péneau, was a French tractor-type vehicle manufactured in Asnières-sur-Seine from 1897 to 1902. It was not an automobile per se; rather, it was a front-wheel-drive power pack used to convert horse-drawn carriages into motor cars. These devices were quite popular at the time in France and were known as "avant-train", and the Amiot was one of the first on the market.
Also recorded as Amiot · Amiot-Peneau · Amiot et Péneau · Amiot et Peneau
Amiot-Péneau
Le Concours de moteurs · Le Concours de moteurs, 1899, p.82 · Public domain
- Founded
- 1897
- Headquarters
- Asnières-sur-Seine
- Activity
- automotive industry
- Dissolved
- 1902
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The Amiot, later known as the Amiot-Péneau, was a French tractor-type vehicle manufactured in Asnières-sur-Seine from 1897 to 1902. It was not an automobile per se; rather, it was a front-wheel-drive power pack used to convert horse-drawn carriages into motor cars. These devices were quite popular at the time in France and were known as "avant-train", and the Amiot was one of the first on the market.
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The original Amiot was a four-wheeled unit with a 6 hp Cyclope or Augé engine; an electric version was also manufactured. The Amiot-Péneau was two-wheeled.
• Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Editor Nick Georgano. Stationery Office, London.
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