Hurtu
Hurtu was a pioneering French car made by Diligeon et Cie based in Albert, Somme from 1896 to 1930. March 1899 The company was founded in 1880 as Hurtu, Hautin et Diligeon as a maker of sewing machines but soon added machine tools and bicycles to their range. In 1895 E. Diligeon bought out his partners and renamed the company Diligeon et Cie but continued to use the Hurtu name on his products.
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- Name
- Compagnie des Autos et Cycles Hurtu
- Founded
- Hurtu was established or created in 1896.
- Headquarters
- Hurtu has its headquarters at Albert.
- Activity
- Hurtu operates in automotive industry.
- Products
- car · bicycle · motorcycle · sewing machine
- Dissolved
- Hurtu was dissolved or ceased on 1 January 1930.
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Hurtu was a pioneering French car made by Diligeon et Cie based in Albert, Somme from 1896 to 1930. March 1899 The company was founded in 1880 as Hurtu, Hautin et Diligeon as a maker of sewing machines but soon added machine tools and bicycles to their range. In 1895 E. Diligeon bought out his partners and renamed the company Diligeon et Cie but continued to use the Hurtu name on his products.
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They made their first car in 1896, a licence built version of the Leon Bollée tricar. They ended up making more of these then Leon Bollée themselves. Four-wheeled vehicles followed in 1897 with a close copy of the German Benz. • Illustration — 1897 Hurtu In 1899 the company was re-organised and renamed as the Compagnie des Automobiles et Cycles Hurtu. In 1900 the Benz type car was replaced by a new model powered by a De Dion-Bouton 3.5 hp single-cylinder engine with shaft drive and 2- or 4-seat open coachwork. 1907 models started to feature a dashboard radiator as used by Renault, and this style continued in use until 1920. • Illustration — 1912 Hurtu with dash radiator 1913 production seems to have been around 600 cars comprising 4-cylinder models of 1692cc and 2120cc capacity with the gearbox and engine constructed in-unit. After World War I car production re-commenced and from 1920 a conventional front-radiator 2358cc four-cylinder model appeared with front wheel brakes being fitted from 1922. A smaller 1328cc joined the range in 1925. These continued until 1930 when the company stopped car production but continued as machinery manufacturers. • Illustration — Advertisement for the 1924 Hurtu • Illustration — A very rare Hurtu motorcycle
It is associated with France. The record gives 1896 as its date of establishment or first appearance. Activity is recorded as ending in 1930. Its recorded seat is Albert. The recorded field of activity is automotive industry. Recorded products are car, bicycle and motorcycle.
Aktie über 100 Francs der Compagnie des Automobiles et Cycles Hurtu vom 15. März 1899
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Cie des Autos et Cycles Hurtu, 29 avenue de la Gde Armée,
Lorant-Heilbronn, Vincent (1875-19..). Illustrateur · This file comes from Gallica Digital Library and is available under the digital ID btv1b9011237m
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Compagnie des Autos et Cycles Hurtu • Founded — 1896 • Founder — E Diligeon • Hq Location City — Albert, Somme • Hq Location Country — France • Industry — Automotive • Products — Automobile
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Hurtu is situated in France.
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Hurtu is associated with France.
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- 1.Georgano, N. Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. HMSO. 2000. 1-57958-293-1.
- 2.Numistoria et Guy Cifre. 3000 Titres Francais Répertoriés et Cotés. 26. 1985. 2-9501106-0-6.
- 3.Apral, K. Hurtu 1930. classiccarcatalogue.com.
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