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1905 DE DION BOUTON DOUBLE PHAETON WITH REMOVABLE REAR SEATS Registration No. LC 4094 Chassis No. AL 3186 Engine No. 18730 White with blue interior Engine: single cylinder, 8hp; Gearbox: three speed manual; Brakes: rear wheel drum; Suspension: semi elliptic springs front and rear with De Dion type rear axle. Right hand drive. The De Dion Company was the first automobile company to produce a motor car on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean - Paris, France and Brooklyn, New York. The company was formed through the collaboration of wealthy aristocrat Compte Albert De Dion and a talented engineer, Georges Bouton. The latter's most important contribution to early automobile development was the introduction of the high speed engine developing a lot of power for its size, and using coil ignition with a mechanically operated contact breaker. At first they were installed in motor tricycles, then in quadricycles - not only in the firm's own vehicles, but in as many as 150 car firms around the world. Voiturettes followed in 1899, powered by a single cylinder 3½hp engine centrally mounted in a tubular steel frame. Shortly afterwards De Dion's second remarkable feature emerged, the now famous De Dion axle principle. The engine drove to the wheels through a two speed gearbox and universally jointed shafts. Because the axle was attached to the springs, the final drive was not called upon to bear the weight of the car and the axle could move in relation to the frame without recourse to chain drive. The degree to which the marque dominated the pre-1905 motoring scene may be judged by the fact that there are more De Dions represented on the London to Brighton Run each year than any other make of car. This charming 8hp De Dion has the added advantage of a removable rear seat. This style of coachwork was available until around 1910 as the removable rear seats made the car more agile and powerful. The car has wooden spoked wheels and brass head and side lamps. It came into its present ownership in 1966 and has not been used tremendously since. The engine is free and there are both the old and new style log books. For many years it has been on display in a motoring museum and will be a welcome addition at most VCC events. This is a pretty and attractive Veteran car which should reward the new owner with many hours of pleasuarble motoring with or without the children