Delamare-Deboutteville
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Delamare-Deboutteville was a French
car designed in 1884.
Many people argue that Edouard Delamare-Deboutteville and his assistant, Leon Malandin had invented the first car. Mr. Édouard Delamare-Deboutteville described how he had built and driven his car in early 1884. The car had a front bench seat and a rear platform, four wheels, a transmission to the rear wheels by chain, shaft transmission and a differential. In 1883 Edouard Delamare-Deboutteville run his car whose engine was powered by gas, but the gas supply hose broke during this first trial, so he replaced the gas with fuel oil. In order to use this product, he invented a wick carburetor. This vehicle travelled for the first time on the little road from Fontaine-le Bourg to Cailly, Normandy
in early February 1884. On 12 February 1884, he registered his design under patent number 160267.
(de Rivaz), France
(Lenoir
), and Austria
(Marcus).
Delamare-Deboutteville was much more focused on mechanical methods to modernize the family's cotton factory.
Several replicas were made of the Delamare-Deboutteville design and have been entered in all kinds of different events.
The French
have also claimed that Panhard & Levassor
and Peugeot
had laid the foundation for the automobile and not Daimler
and Benz
. Benz was probably the first to go into car production in 1888, after experimental cars from 1885-1887. Daimler, who also built early experimental cars from 1886-1889, began to slowly turn out some production cars starting around 1890. Also, both Peugeot
and Panhard
began car production by using Daimler
engines, and were inspired to produced cars due to Daimler's exhibition of his 1889 steel-wheeled car in Paris
. Benz's car was built by Émile Roger in Paris
, garnering more sales than Benz himself, and Benz's designs were copied by many French makers for their first cars.
The life of Edouard Delamare-Deboutteville was filled with research and travel. He wrote a few treaties of mussel culture, three volumes of a Sanskrit grammar, he created in Carantec in the Bay of Morlaix and in the Aber Benoît (Finistère) an oyster farm which still exists, and left a collection of birds and some philosophical studies. He died at the age of 45.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
car designed in 1884.
Many people argue that Edouard Delamare-Deboutteville and his assistant, Leon Malandin had invented the first car. Mr. Édouard Delamare-Deboutteville described how he had built and driven his car in early 1884. The car had a front bench seat and a rear platform, four wheels, a transmission to the rear wheels by chain, shaft transmission and a differential. In 1883 Edouard Delamare-Deboutteville run his car whose engine was powered by gas, but the gas supply hose broke during this first trial, so he replaced the gas with fuel oil. In order to use this product, he invented a wick carburetor. This vehicle travelled for the first time on the little road from Fontaine-le Bourg to Cailly, Normandy
Normandy
Normandy is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. It is in France.The continental territory covers 30,627 km² and forms the preponderant part of Normandy and roughly 5% of the territory of France. It is divided for administrative purposes into two régions:...
in early February 1884. On 12 February 1884, he registered his design under patent number 160267.
Controversy
The anteriority of Edouard Delamare-Deboutteville on Karl Benz is, therefore, it seems incontestable, he did build the first four-wheeled vehicle powered by an internal combustion four stroke engine running on gas oil. However, it seems that vehicles developed by Delamare-Deboutteville were far from functioning properly, some exploding during their brief use, and they never went into production. Although this pre-dated Benz and Daimler's first vehicles, some think it can't be considered the first car, because of these reasons. In addition, earlier experiments were made with IC-engined vehicles in SwitzerlandSwitzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
(de Rivaz), France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
(Lenoir
Lenoir
Lenoir may refer to:Locations:* Lenoir, North Carolina, United States* Lenoir County, North Carolina, United States* Lenoir City, TennesseeIn Universities:* Lenoir-Rhyne University...
), and Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
(Marcus).
Delamare-Deboutteville was much more focused on mechanical methods to modernize the family's cotton factory.
Several replicas were made of the Delamare-Deboutteville design and have been entered in all kinds of different events.
The French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
have also claimed that Panhard & Levassor
Panhard
Panhard is currently a French manufacturer of light tactical and military vehicles. Its current incarnation was formed by the acquisition of Panhard by Auverland in 2005. Panhard had been under Citroën ownership, then PSA , for 40 years...
and Peugeot
Peugeot
Peugeot is a major French car brand, part of PSA Peugeot Citroën, the second largest carmaker based in Europe.The family business that precedes the current Peugeot company was founded in 1810, and manufactured coffee mills and bicycles. On 20 November 1858, Emile Peugeot applied for the lion...
had laid the foundation for the automobile and not Daimler
Gottlieb Daimler
Gottlieb Daimler was an engineer, industrial designer and industrialist born in Schorndorf , in what is now Germany. He was a pioneer of internal-combustion engines and automobile development...
and Benz
Karl Benz
Karl Friedrich Benz, was a German engine designer and car engineer, generally regarded as the inventor of the gasoline-powered car, and together with Bertha Benz pioneering founder of the automobile manufacturer Mercedes-Benz...
. Benz was probably the first to go into car production in 1888, after experimental cars from 1885-1887. Daimler, who also built early experimental cars from 1886-1889, began to slowly turn out some production cars starting around 1890. Also, both Peugeot
Peugeot
Peugeot is a major French car brand, part of PSA Peugeot Citroën, the second largest carmaker based in Europe.The family business that precedes the current Peugeot company was founded in 1810, and manufactured coffee mills and bicycles. On 20 November 1858, Emile Peugeot applied for the lion...
and Panhard
Panhard
Panhard is currently a French manufacturer of light tactical and military vehicles. Its current incarnation was formed by the acquisition of Panhard by Auverland in 2005. Panhard had been under Citroën ownership, then PSA , for 40 years...
began car production by using Daimler
Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft
Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft was a German engine and later automobile manufacturer, in operation from 1890 until 1926. Founded by Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach, it was based first in Cannstatt...
engines, and were inspired to produced cars due to Daimler's exhibition of his 1889 steel-wheeled car in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
. Benz's car was built by Émile Roger in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, garnering more sales than Benz himself, and Benz's designs were copied by many French makers for their first cars.
Edouard Delamare-Deboutteville
From this experience, Delamare-Deboutteville developed large engines up to 7000 hp, which he presented at the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1900 where he won the grand prize.The life of Edouard Delamare-Deboutteville was filled with research and travel. He wrote a few treaties of mussel culture, three volumes of a Sanskrit grammar, he created in Carantec in the Bay of Morlaix and in the Aber Benoît (Finistère) an oyster farm which still exists, and left a collection of birds and some philosophical studies. He died at the age of 45.
External links
- Pictures and more information (French and English):http://www.histomobile.com/dvd_histomobile/fr/574/1884_Delamare_Deboutteville_1884.htm