'Pushrods'
THE LORRAINE-DIETRICH
Today's collector car hobby is dominated by high performance cars of all eras. Many of the great cars of history are remembered for their thrilling performance and speed. Modern supercars continue the tradition and deliver their performance with technological precision. Today even basic cars are quite fast and many people have driven or experienced fast cars even hyper fast cars – but what is more elusive is an unforgettable experience. Unique experiences are rare in automobiles and genuinely mind-blowing ones are even rarer.
How many people on this planet have hurtled down the road at 100mph propelled by a 1000 cubic inch four-cylinder engine ticking over at little more than idle? How about pulling away from a stop light in a car designed in 1909 – tires spinning, lit up in smoke leaving modern cars in disbelief? This exquisitely built machine is a functional tribute to the engineering of its day and the staggering performance designers in this period were capable of. No one who experiences this car, the pinnacle of pre-WWI performance, will ever forget it!
The Lorraine-Dietrich is arguably one of the most romantic and revered marques from the age of these enormous Edwardian racers. Originally De Dietrich et Cie started out as makers of railway locomotives and infrastructure in Germany before branching out into automotive manufacture in 1896. Various designs were licensed by the firm from Amédée Bollée, Vivinus and Turcat-Méry as well as the young, 20-year-old Ettore Bugatti. The untrained engineer from an artistic family created some ambitious designs for De Dietrich and helped develop a four-speed transaxle design and huge four-cylinder engines. In 1905, a new division of the firm was opened in Lorraine across the border in France and the company name was changed to 'Lorraine-Dietrich'. The new firm was managed by Baron de Turkheim who was keen to push new progressive ideas in the emerging motoring scene and the Cross of Lorraine was adopted as their emblem. Like Napiers and Mercedes, Lorraine-Dietrich's reputation was built in part on racing, which was "consistent if not distinguished", including Charles Jarrott's third in the 1903 Paris–Madrid race and a 1-2-3 in the 1906 Circuit des Ardennes, led by ace works driver Arthur Duray.
source: Bonhams
See more here, and play the brief video on this amazing automobile, you'll enjoy it:
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'Pushrods'
THE LORRAINE-DIETRICH
Today's collector car hobby is dominated by high performance cars of all eras. Many of the great cars of history are remembered for their thrilling performance and speed. Modern supercars continue the tradition and deliver their performance with technological precision. Today even basic cars are quite fast and many people have driven or experienced fast cars even hyper fast cars – but what is more elusive is an unforgettable experience. Unique experiences are rare in automobiles and genuinely mind-blowing ones are even rarer.
How many people on this planet have hurtled down the road at 100mph propelled by a 1000 cubic inch four-cylinder engine ticking over at little more than idle? How about pulling away from a stop light in a car designed in 1909 – tires spinning, lit up in smoke leaving modern cars in disbelief? This exquisitely built machine is a functional tribute to the engineering of its day and the staggering performance designers in this period were capable of. No one who experiences this car, the pinnacle of pre-WWI performance, will ever forget it!
The Lorraine-Dietrich is arguably one of the most romantic and revered marques from the age of these enormous Edwardian racers. Originally De Dietrich et Cie started out as makers of railway locomotives and infrastructure in Germany before branching out into automotive manufacture in 1896. Various designs were licensed by the firm from Amédée Bollée, Vivinus and Turcat-Méry as well as the young, 20-year-old Ettore Bugatti. The untrained engineer from an artistic family created some ambitious designs for De Dietrich and helped develop a four-speed transaxle design and huge four-cylinder engines. In 1905, a new division of the firm was opened in Lorraine across the border in France and the company name was changed to 'Lorraine-Dietrich'. The new firm was managed by Baron de Turkheim who was keen to push new progressive ideas in the emerging motoring scene and the Cross of Lorraine was adopted as their emblem. Like Napiers and Mercedes, Lorraine-Dietrich's reputation was built in part on racing, which was "consistent if not distinguished", including Charles Jarrott's third in the 1903 Paris–Madrid race and a 1-2-3 in the 1906 Circuit des Ardennes, led by ace works driver Arthur Duray.
source: Bonhams
See more here, and play the brief video on this amazing automobile, you'll enjoy it:
cars.bonhams.com/auction/28011/lot/26/1909-lorraine-dietr...