Amédée Bollée Fils del año 1900
Amédée Bollée Fils (son) was the natural continuation of the company founded by Amédée Bollée père (father). From the year 1867 Amédée Bollée was known in that way to differentiate him from his son, who was also a car builder, but with internal combustion engines, instead of those powered by steam.
Amédée Bollée Fils
The company of Amédée Bollée Jr. continued with the construction of vehicles, but more similar to what would be automobiles from the year 1886. Year in which Karl Benz obtained the patent for his tricycle with internal combustion engine.
Bollée Jr. managed to make models lighter than his father, and geared towards the individual car. But he spent time producing race cars. Like the model seen in the photo, although it is hard to believe that it was a racing car.
The design corresponds to a car from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. But already a model of his design had participated in the Tour de France race in 1899. The model was 20 hp and 4 cylinders.
#Amédée Bollée Fils from 1900 published in Car Archive
París-Ginebra-Turín
In 1900, a model from the company Voiture à pètrole du système de Monsieur Amédée Bollée fils, such as the full name, succeeded in getting a Type D model in 1900 to finish first in the Paris-Geneva-Turin race.
If you look closely at the old photograph, probably taken in a European museum, you will notice sketches of automobiles from the early 20th century. Even the acetylene lights are located in the tube and lower than normal.
On older models, even this version, the chariot-type headlights were on either side of the torpedo and closer to the passengers. That is, further back than the location of this model in the photo.
Final considerations
These models designed for the first races, in Europe, were lighter than the street versions. They had fewer parts and in general only two seats, for the pilot and the co-pilot, who was generally the mechanic.
Amédée Bollée Jr.'s company produced many car models. He even made two models with a steam engine for his father. Then the parent car company turned to internal combustion engines as an evolution.