1912 Vermorel 12/16
£15.00
1910 Vermorel 12/16 (scroll down for a more detailed Description)
Published 1959 by © Hugh Evelyn Limited; drawn by George A. Oliver (1920-1990)
Size: c. 47.5 x 34.5 cm [18 ½″ x 13 ½″] – may vary slightly from printers’ cut 50 years ago
Printed on medium white cardstock weighing c. 155 g/sm2
Print is LARGE size – shipping is the same for 1 to 10 prints (based on largest print size in your order) – see Shipping & Returns.
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Description
The image you see is a scan which may show some slight distortion of line, fill, colour or text when you expand it. The prints themselves have no distortions.
Établissements V. Vermorel was a French engineering business at Beauregard, 30 Km north of Lyon on the Saône River. Founded in 1843, the business was a manufacturer of agricultural equipment. By 1853 the business had moved across the river to larger premises at Villefranche-sur-Saône. François Pilain was hired to build cars and in 1899 the first Vermorel prototype was shown at the Lyon Fair. The early 20th century saw France as the world’s leading automobile producer. 1908 to 1914 were boom years; Vermorel employed 800 people. The first production model used a 1.8-litre 4-cylinder T-head engine with a 4-speed transmission and three-quarter-elliptic rear suspension. Several designs by Claude Givaudan followed, but it is not till 1911 that a stable Vermorel automobile range can be identified. By 1912 Vermorel were offering cars with engine sizes of 2.0, 2.2 and 3.3 litre capacity. The T-head engine configuration was then seen as old fashioned, and in 1913 Vermorel introduced L-head engine designs for their “8/10 CV” and “16/20 CV” with engine capacities of respectively 1.5 and 2.8 litres. Edouard Vermorel ended passenger car production in 1930 and the company finally closed in 1965.
Additional information
| Weight | 0.0255 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 48 × 35 cm |
