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De Dion-Bouton 1883-1932 - Start with steam

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Created in 2012

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Roger Gloor

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Bonhams London to Brighton Veteran Car Run

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Aaron Summerfield - Courtesy RM Auctions

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Daniel Reinhard

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Bruno von Rotz

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Bonhams

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Bonhams London to Brighton Veteran Car Run

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Petra Sagnak / classiccar-photo.de

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Aaron Summerfield - Courtesy RM Auctions

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RM Auction

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De Dion-Bouton, 1912 (4 Zyl., 1846 cm3, 12 PS).

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De Dion Bouton (1897) - der Gentleman schiebt, die Frau schützt sich vor der Sonne

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De Dion-Bouton Vis-à-vis Type D (1899) - als Lot 316 versteigert an der Bonhams Grand Palais Verteigerung in Paris am 4. Februar 2016

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Der De Dion Bouton von 1899 ist kein kompliziertes Gefährt - Dolder Classics Juni 2015

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Der De Dion Bouton von 1899 nimmt ein paar Leute auf die Rundfahrt mit - Dolder Classics Juni 2015

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De Dion-Bouton New York Type Motorette (1901) - als Lot 173 an der RM Auction Amelia Island 2014 angeboten

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De Dion-Bouton Motorette Vis à Vis (1901) - 2. Platz in der Kategorie "Anique - small horsepower" - Pebble Beach 2012 (A1-01)

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De Dion Bouton Typ E Voiturette Vis a'Vis (1900) - an der Kronprinz Wilhelm Rasanz

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De Dion Bouton 4 1/2HP Type G 'Vis-à-vis' (1901) - als Lot 209 angeboten an der Bonhams-Versteigerung zum London-Brighton-Run am 31. Oktober 2014

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De Dion Bouton Tonneau (1903) - am London to Brighton Veteran Car Run 2015

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De Dion Bouton Rear-entrance tonneau (1902) - am London to Brighton Veteran Car Run 2015

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De Dion Bouton Two-seater (1903) - am Bonhams London to Brighton Veteran Car Run 2014

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De Dion Bouton Model V 8hp (1904) - als Lot 203 angeboten an der Bonhams-Versteigerung zum London-Brighton-Run am 31. Oktober 2014

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De Dion-Bouton Type E Vis à Vis Voiturette (1900) - angeboten als Lot 260 an der RM Auction London vom 26. Oktober 2011

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De Dion Bouton 8hp Type V Rear Entrance Tonneau (1904) - als Lot 209 an der London-Brighton-Versteigerung von Bonhams verkauft

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De Dion Bouton (1908) - Vorkriegslegenden beim ADAC Eifelrennen 2012

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De Dion-Bouton Tourenwagen (1909) - im Verkehrszentrum des Deutschen Museums

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De Dion-Bouton Tourenwagen (1909) - im Verkehrszentrum des Deutschen Museums

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De Dion Bouton Type D1 (1912) - mit einem Vierzylinder-Zweiliter-Motor, Reisegeschwindigkeit 60 km/h - Rétromobile Paris 2016

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De Dion Bouton (1908) - Das älteste Fahrzeug im Starterfeld der Vorkriegslegenden beim ADAC Eifelrennen 2012

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De Dion Bouton Typ IE (1922) - in der Ausstellung "Schlafende Automobilschönheiten der Collection Schlumpf" in Kassel im Jahr 2013

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and 10,000 car brands and designers have existed - most of them have disappeared. Société De Dion-Bouton et Cie, the first and for a long time also the largest car brand, can be counted among these lost brands. Its founders were the inventors of a vertical steam boiler with small evaporation tubes, the well-known De-Dion rear axle, battery ignition and carburetor also came from De-Dion Bouton. Thanks to significant racing victories, production went well and by 1932 hundreds of thousands of vehicles had been built and sold.

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One day, Count Albert de Dion, "bon vivant du Tout-Paris", discovered a miniature steam engine in a toy store. He immediately visited the manufacturer, Georges Bouton, who, together with his brother-in-law Charles Trépardoux, constructed these small miracle machines in a modest workshop. A few months later, the Société De Dion-Bouton et Cie was founded and filed a patent application for a new vertical steam boiler with small evaporation tubes. In 1883, the first automobile quadricycle was built: 2-cylinder steam engine at the front, front-wheel drive with two belts, rear-wheel steering. A first four-seater followed in 1884, and the company moved into larger workshops in Paris-Puteaux, where 20 workers soon built steam automobiles of all sizes, now with wooden instead of wire wheels and chain drive.

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