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
Introduced during the difficult years following the Great War, the Type G had a horizontal unit-construction engine, with a very clean and sporting appearance.
Specification as follows:
Engine: horizontal single-cylinder, OHV
Displacement: 194 cc
Power: 4.5PS @ 4000rpm
Maximum speed: 80 km/h
Weight: 90kg
Production: 1926–1928
