Production chronology1899–1900
Sourced production or model lifecycle range used by the main catalog timeline.
curated ↗2 years
← André Py
André Py / Model record
André Py3½ CV Voiturette
Production1899–1900
Recorded originFrance
ClassTwo-seat dos-à-dos motor tricycle
André Py's sole passenger model, exhibited as a prototype in 1898 and marketed by Compagnie des Automobiles du Sud-Ouest from 1899. Unlike the superficially similar Léon Bollée voiturette, it drove the front wheels and steered with its single rear wheel. Period advertising listed three ratios corresponding to about 8, 18 and 30 km/h and a 3,000-franc price; surviving accounts disagree over the exact seating arrangement, so both documented forms are retained.
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Record depth — Documented
How this is measured → This record contains useful sourced evidence, but it does not yet meet the reference-ready standard. Still needed: attributed imagery. Fields we cannot source stay empty rather than guessed.