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
A 1954 model had a Le Poulain Comet 98cc engine (50x50mm) with a two speed gearbox, claimed maximum speed 68 km/h. The frame number is stamped into the left rear frame tube.
Sources: La Moto Francaise, et al.
