Featured PagesPierton Gaston Durand, the manufacturer, was a talented racer who registered 44 patents between 1925 and 1953.
Pierton of ParisMillet Cinq Cyl Darracq presented an electric carriage at the Salon du Cycle of 1898. He built motorcycles with handlebar-mounted twistgrip throttle control, and was reputedly the first to use pneumatic tyres.
Darracq built Perfecta tricycles, and also the famed five-cylinder Millet.
Alexandre Darracq
Production years: 1928-1929
Power: 12 CV at 3400 rpm
Capacity: 487cc
Engine: Boxer, 4-stroke, side valve
Transmission: Cardan
Maximum speed: 100 km/h
Units produced: 4377
Weight: 152 kg
