Brief History of the Marque: Jeecy-Vea

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These Belgian-built machines had flat-twin engines of 498 and 688cc by Coventry-Victor, and Watelet 748cc sidevalve engines. King Albert I of Belgium rode one of these machines.

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22nd August 2005
Michaël Reyntjens
RM2chello.be

Belgian motorcycle : Motos Jeecy-Vea.... from 1923 to 1927 , watercooled 750cc flat twin from COVENTRY-VICTOR. (Engeland). (see atachment)
 
Construction of motorcycles (under licence?) by  :  Jean WATELET   and   Jacques VERGOTE de LANTSMEERE ........
in their factory named :     Ateliers de la “Bruxelloise d'Auto- Transport”.
                         Adress :     rue du Frontispice, n° 83.
                                          Brussels      Belgium
 
                   Sales Shop :  rue Defacciz, n° 30.
                                          Brussels       Belgium

From 1926 on they changed to small cars (voiture légère ) provided with a watercooled 750cc flat twin, from COVENTRY-VICTOR. (Engeland).
17 Hp at 3500Rpm.
Model : Coventry Climax
Bodywork : Torpedo model, they made even a cabriolet.
Very few were made and the company went bankrupt in 1927
Links : 
http://morgan3w.de/rivals/rivals.htm
http://users.senet.com.au/~mitchell/misc/images/hvictor.jpg
http://hometown.aol.co.uk/adequinney/myhomepage/classiccars.html
http://boxermotor.com/boxermotor/coventry-victor/bild.php?img=Coventry-Victor_Midget_1.jpg&id=5
http://www.hillfields.org.uk/History/Car_history/victor.htm

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