Brief History of the Marque: Leon Bollee
More like a car than a motorcycle, Leon Bollee named his machine a Voiturette
to distinguish it from his father Amedee Bollee's steam-powered vehicles.
At the time, these diminutive 650cc tandem two-seaters were the fastest
things on the road, winning a variety of French road races at speeds of
up to 28mph. The 1897 Leon Bollee Tri-car had a top speed of over 60mph.
At that time the speed limit in some countries (the UK?) was only 12mph.
Technical
Engine: Maybach Phoenix (?)
Carburettor: Spray type
Ignition: Hot tube ignition
Gearbox: Three speed
Starting: Hand crank
Tyres: 21 x 300 on beaded-edge rims
Fri Apr 21 2006
Email re Amédée Bollée & sons withheld at
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Thu Nov 17 2005
yves.bollee
laposte.net
Voiturette Léon Bollée
Le moteur de la voiturette Léon Bollée est une version
monocylindre du moteur Bicylindre consu par son frère Amédée
Bollée fils mon arrière-grand-père
Robotrans: The motor of the voiturette Léon
Bollée is a version monocylindre of the motor Bicylindre consu by
his brother Amédée Bollée sons my great-grandfather
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