http://www.type57engine.com www.type57engine.com Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:01:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en France France is regarded as the cradle of the car, because it produced the first self-propelled vehicle (Cugont’s Fardier), and the first manufacturers of cars on an industrial scale. Prominent amongst these were Panhard & Levasor who made an agreement in 1889 with Gottlieb Daimler for the France rights to his ... http://www.type57engine.com/france Berliet VL 16 CV Car : Berliet VL 16 CV Year : 1921 Engine : 4 cylinders in line Bore and stroke : 90×130 mm Cylinder capacity : 3308 cc Gears : 3 forward Brake horse power :30 Maximum speed : 52 mph Wheelbase : 10 ft 3 ins (3.07 m) Suspension : front: semi-elliptic leaf- springs ; ... http://www.type57engine.com/berliet-vl-16-cv Brasier Type VL Car : Brasier Type VL Year : 1908 Engine : vertical in line twin-cylinder Bore and stroke : 90×120 mm Cylinder capacity : 1526 cc Gears : 3 forward Brake horse power :- Maximum speed : - Wheelbase : - Suspension : front: semi-elliptic leaf- springs ; rear : ¼ elliptic leaf- ... http://www.type57engine.com/brasier-type-vl Bugatti 5 Litres Roland Garros ‘Black Bess’ Bugatti 50 T Bugatti 57 S Bugatti 41 Royale The name Ettore Bugatti is immortal in motoring history. He had an extraordinary personality and his creations were highly original. He had a unique understanding of how to infuse art into a product that until then ... http://www.type57engine.com/bugatti-5-litres-roland Car : Bugatti 50 T Year : 1932 Engine : 8 cylinders in line Bore and stroke : 86×107 mm Cylinder capacity : 4972 cc Gears : 3 forward Brake horse power :200 Maximum speed : 105 mph Wheelbase : 10 ft 2 ins (3.10 m) Suspension : front: semi-elliptic leaf- springs ; rear : upside ... http://www.type57engine.com/bugatti-50-t The 50 T was modeled on the 46 and had the same chassis but with a shorter wheelbase, 10 feet 2 inches (3.10 m) as against 11 feet 6 inches ( 3.50 m). Sixty-five of them were built between 1930 and 1934, the majority of which had short chassis. It ... http://www.type57engine.com/the-50-t The design of the Royale was absolutely unique and the actual number that were built still remains a mystery. Some chassis have had more than one body which had added to the uncertainty. The makers of the car knew it by its workshop designation, the Type 41, and it was ... http://www.type57engine.com/bugatti-57-s Car : Bugatti 41 Royale Year : 1925-1933 Engine : 8 cylinders in line Bore and stroke : 125×130 mm Cylinder capacity : 12760 cc Gears : 3 forward Brake horse power :300 Maximum speed : 120 mph Wheelbase : 14 ft 2 ins (4.31 m) Suspension : front: semi-elliptic leaf- springs ; rear : upside ... http://www.type57engine.com/bugatti-41-royale This included the prototype which had several different bodies: a torpedo inspired by a Packard of the time; a 2-door sedan by the Paris designer Kellner, which was displayed at the London Motor Show of 1932 and subsequently passed to Ettore’s daughter Ebé Bugatti; a touring sedan with a ... http://www.type57engine.com/this-included-the-prototype Chenard-Walcker Car : Chenard-Walcker Year : 1926 Engine : 4 cylinders in line Bore and stroke : 66×80 mm Cylinder capacity : 1095 cc Gears : 4 forward Brake horse power :- Maximum speed : 93 mph Wheelbase : - Suspension : front and rear : semi-elliptic leaf- springs ; Chenard-Walcker has an important place in the history ... http://www.type57engine.com/chenard-walcker