Delecroix
Encyclopedia
The Delecroix was a Belgian
automobile
. First build in 1897, but commercialised in 1898, it was a light car with a rear-mounted engine and a suspension-less tubular frame.
In 1899, the company started building a model with places for carrying four people. It had a single-cylindre 3.5 hp engine.
A small car with a 2-cylinder De Dion engine was also built. This had the added advantage over many of its contemporaries of having the capability to drive backwards.
Belgium
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automobile
Automobile
An automobile, autocar, motor car or car is a wheeled motor vehicle used for transporting passengers, which also carries its own engine or motor...
. First build in 1897, but commercialised in 1898, it was a light car with a rear-mounted engine and a suspension-less tubular frame.
In 1899, the company started building a model with places for carrying four people. It had a single-cylindre 3.5 hp engine.
A small car with a 2-cylinder De Dion engine was also built. This had the added advantage over many of its contemporaries of having the capability to drive backwards.