Millot
Illustration — Millot vehicle in Museum of Moscow, with rear facing front seats, chain and flat steering wheel • Illustration — 1900 Millot with a 2+2 body Millot was a French automobile built by the Millot brothers in the town of Gray, in 1896. The car was steered with a flat steering wheel in the center of the car. The seating was a seat at the back facing forward and a seat on the front where the passengers would have been facing in the opposite direction.
Millot
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- Founded
- 1856.
- Founder
- Charles Millot.
- Headquarters
- Gray.
- Activity
- automotive industry.
- Dissolved
- 1990.
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Illustration — Millot vehicle in Museum of Moscow, with rear facing front seats, chain and flat steering wheel • Illustration — 1900 Millot with a 2+2 body Millot was a French automobile built by the Millot brothers in the town of Gray, in 1896. The car was steered with a flat steering wheel in the center of the car. The seating was a seat at the back facing forward and a seat on the front where the passengers would have been facing in the opposite direction.
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The engine was under the rear seat and turned the wheels with a huge chain. Another strange feature was the enormous flywheel. In 1901, the 'Vis-à-vis' body was replaced by a modern 2+2 body. They also built cars with four-cylinder engines. The automobile was not very successful and the number of cars produced is unknown. It is believed that only a very limited number were ever made. The company was closed in 1902.
It is associated with France. The record gives 1856 as its date of establishment or first appearance. Activity is recorded as ending in 1990. Its recorded founders are Charles Millot. Its recorded seat is Gray. The recorded field of activity is automotive industry.
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1856
Millot established.
1856
Millot is recorded from 1856.
1990
Millot ceased.
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