Bama

Bama was the automobile marque used by Charles Barrelier at Asnières-sur-Seine in 1921–22. The entire recoverable range consists of one minimalist cyclecar. It used a reverse-tricycle arrangement with one steering wheel at the front and a two-wheel rear axle. An air-cooled 285 cc twin-cylinder gasoline engine sat at the rear and drove that axle. Unlike many extremely simple three-wheelers, Bama fitted a differential and a four-speed gearbox. Published maximum speed was 35 km/h. No surviving source provides a factory model name, cylinder arrangement, bore and stroke, horsepower, clutch/final-drive design, suspension, brakes, wheelbase, dimensions, weight, seating count, body choices, price, production total or explanation of the Bama name. The database therefore uses 'Cyclecar' as a transparent descriptive family label and does not fabricate specifications or variants. Production ended in 1922, leaving no documented successor. Bama is distinct from unrelated BAMA acronyms, later industrial firms and other French cyclecar makers active during the favorable early-1920s tax category. One row accounts for every defensible Barrelier-built automobile.

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