201 Citroen Kegresse Forestiere Autochenille (1931)
Citroen Kegresse Forestiere Autochenille (1931) Engine 1300cc S4
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The Kegresse system is a clever form of the caterpillar tracked drive system. Invented by French born Adolphe Kegresse an engineer who developed the system at the behest of his former employer Czar Nicholas II, who had wanted a means of adapting his cars to drive across deep snow, Rather than using the heavy steel plates of a conventional crawler tractor, Kegresse devised a lighweight system that employed rubber bands running around the bogies driven from the rear axle. patents were duly filed in Russia and in France, and by the onset of the first world war the system had been perfected.
Returning to his native France during the Russian revolution Adolphe Kegresse was introduced to Andre Citroen, who recognised the potential of the system and purchased the sole rights, setting up Societe Citroen-Kegresse-Hinstin to further develope and manufacture it.
One of the systems major advantages is the fact that it does not require a powerful vehicle, and tests were first carried out on an adapted B2 10CV model. These autochenilles (auto caterpillars) were an immeadiate sucess were used by farmers and foresters and for a variety of military uses. A series of expeditions across the undeveloped parts of Asia, America, and Africa was undertaken by Citroën, demonstrating the all-terrain capabilities of these vehicles.
The French Army purchased large numbers of the P17 and P19 halftrack as gun tractors. The Kegresse drive system were also mounted on a large range of armoured vehicles
In World War II, both sides used this system in the war effort. In the 1920s, the U.S. Army purchased several Citroën-Kégresse vehicles for evaluation and then purchased a licence to produce them. This resulted in the Army Ordnance Department building a prototype in 1939. In December 1942, it went into production with the M2 Half Track Car and M3 Half-track versions. The Nazis also captured many of these Citroën half-track vehicles and armored them for their own use
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Shot 19.10.2018 at Donington Park - the final week of the Donington Collection Ref 137-201
201 Citroen Kegresse Forestiere Autochenille (1931)
Citroen Kegresse Forestiere Autochenille (1931) Engine 1300cc S4
CITROEN SET
www.flickr.com/photos/45676495@N05/sets/72157623776731490...
The Kegresse system is a clever form of the caterpillar tracked drive system. Invented by French born Adolphe Kegresse an engineer who developed the system at the behest of his former employer Czar Nicholas II, who had wanted a means of adapting his cars to drive across deep snow, Rather than using the heavy steel plates of a conventional crawler tractor, Kegresse devised a lighweight system that employed rubber bands running around the bogies driven from the rear axle. patents were duly filed in Russia and in France, and by the onset of the first world war the system had been perfected.
Returning to his native France during the Russian revolution Adolphe Kegresse was introduced to Andre Citroen, who recognised the potential of the system and purchased the sole rights, setting up Societe Citroen-Kegresse-Hinstin to further develope and manufacture it.
One of the systems major advantages is the fact that it does not require a powerful vehicle, and tests were first carried out on an adapted B2 10CV model. These autochenilles (auto caterpillars) were an immeadiate sucess were used by farmers and foresters and for a variety of military uses. A series of expeditions across the undeveloped parts of Asia, America, and Africa was undertaken by Citroën, demonstrating the all-terrain capabilities of these vehicles.
The French Army purchased large numbers of the P17 and P19 halftrack as gun tractors. The Kegresse drive system were also mounted on a large range of armoured vehicles
In World War II, both sides used this system in the war effort. In the 1920s, the U.S. Army purchased several Citroën-Kégresse vehicles for evaluation and then purchased a licence to produce them. This resulted in the Army Ordnance Department building a prototype in 1939. In December 1942, it went into production with the M2 Half Track Car and M3 Half-track versions. The Nazis also captured many of these Citroën half-track vehicles and armored them for their own use
Diolch yn fawr am 68,956,975 o olygfeydd anhygoel, mwynhewch ac arhoswch yn ddiogel
Thank you 68,956,975 amazing views, enjoy and stay safe
Shot 19.10.2018 at Donington Park - the final week of the Donington Collection Ref 137-201