157 Darracq 8hp Rear Entrance Tonneau (1904) AC 550
Darracq 8hp Rear Entrance Tonneau (1904) Engine 858cc 8hp Single Cylinder
Country of Origin France
Body Type Two Seater
2021 Start Number 236
Registration Number AC 550
Entrant Polly Irvine
Driver Polly Irvine
DARRACQ ALBUM
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Alexandre Darracq had experimented with electric carriages as early as 1896 but it was not until 1900 that Darracq was to build his first successful internal combustion engine car. The single cylinder, 8hp Darracq introduced in1903 was the mainstay of Darracq production. This hugely successful model followed conventional practice a vertical, single cylinder featuring an atmospheric inlet valve and mechanical exhaust valve. By 1904 the Darracq factory at Suresnes accounted for not less than 10% of French motorcar production.
Automobiles Darracq SA. was founded by Alexandre Darracq in 1896 following his sale of the Gladiator cycle factory. He established a premises in Suresnes a suburb of Paris.
In 1902 he signed a contract with Adam Opel to jointly produce a brand known as the Opel Darracq and three years later he expanded to Britain, establishing the Darracq Company in 1905 with a £ 650,000 capitalization.
An early participant in Motor racing a Darracq set a Land Speed Record in 1904 driven by Paul Baras to 104.53mph in Ostend,Belgium., and again in 1905 when driver Victor Hemery drove a V8 Special to 109.65mph in Arres, France before being shipped to the USA where it achieved 122.45mph at Daytona Beach. Darracq also won the 1905 and 1906 Vanderbilt Cup race at Long Island, New York.
The British interests were sold to British financial interests led by Owen Clegg who relocated to the Paris headquarters. In 1919 Darracq took over the British Talbot company who were then marketed as Talbot Darracq. In 1920 the organisation was re-organised under the Sunbeam-Talbot-Darracq conglomerate (STD), and in 1935 was purchased by the Rootes Group
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Shot 07.11.2021 near Queen Elizabeth Gate, Hyde Park In that London in the South (London-Brighton weekend). Ref. 123-157
157 Darracq 8hp Rear Entrance Tonneau (1904) AC 550
Darracq 8hp Rear Entrance Tonneau (1904) Engine 858cc 8hp Single Cylinder
Country of Origin France
Body Type Two Seater
2021 Start Number 236
Registration Number AC 550
Entrant Polly Irvine
Driver Polly Irvine
DARRACQ ALBUM
www.flickr.com/photos/45676495@N05/albums/72157623664883609
Alexandre Darracq had experimented with electric carriages as early as 1896 but it was not until 1900 that Darracq was to build his first successful internal combustion engine car. The single cylinder, 8hp Darracq introduced in1903 was the mainstay of Darracq production. This hugely successful model followed conventional practice a vertical, single cylinder featuring an atmospheric inlet valve and mechanical exhaust valve. By 1904 the Darracq factory at Suresnes accounted for not less than 10% of French motorcar production.
Automobiles Darracq SA. was founded by Alexandre Darracq in 1896 following his sale of the Gladiator cycle factory. He established a premises in Suresnes a suburb of Paris.
In 1902 he signed a contract with Adam Opel to jointly produce a brand known as the Opel Darracq and three years later he expanded to Britain, establishing the Darracq Company in 1905 with a £ 650,000 capitalization.
An early participant in Motor racing a Darracq set a Land Speed Record in 1904 driven by Paul Baras to 104.53mph in Ostend,Belgium., and again in 1905 when driver Victor Hemery drove a V8 Special to 109.65mph in Arres, France before being shipped to the USA where it achieved 122.45mph at Daytona Beach. Darracq also won the 1905 and 1906 Vanderbilt Cup race at Long Island, New York.
The British interests were sold to British financial interests led by Owen Clegg who relocated to the Paris headquarters. In 1919 Darracq took over the British Talbot company who were then marketed as Talbot Darracq. In 1920 the organisation was re-organised under the Sunbeam-Talbot-Darracq conglomerate (STD), and in 1935 was purchased by the Rootes Group
Thanks for 89,857,266 amazing views, every one is greatly appreciated.
Shot 07.11.2021 near Queen Elizabeth Gate, Hyde Park In that London in the South (London-Brighton weekend). Ref. 123-157