Audibert & Lavirotte
The Audibert & Lavirotte was a French automobile, manufactured in Lyon from 1894 to 1901. The company, the oldest maker of automobiles in the city, was set up by and built cars that were generally similar to the Benz. These were up to 6 horsepower, and featured belt drive and . In 1900, the company built three 36 hp racers, which were entered in the Nice-Salon-Nice race on the 25th of March 1901. They were the heaviest vehicles in the race, weighing over 1600 kilograms each.[1] They manufactured a so-called Berline de Voyage, which may have been the first saloon car as early as 1898. The company ceased production in November 1901, after financiers did not pay and the factory was forced to shut down. The plant was taken over by in 1902. Lavirotte helped finance this action and was employed by the Berliet company until his retirement in 1927. Audibert went to Rochet-Schneider. He died in 1931.
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- ^ Mercedes and auto racing in the Belle epoque, 1895-1915, Robert Dick, McFarland Publishing, 2005
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