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Bonneville5 CV Voiturette

1897–1900 France Two-seat voiturette 4 production years
Production1897–1900
Recorded originFrance
ClassTwo-seat voiturette

Bonneville's distinct purpose-built light car used a tubular chassis, rear-mounted De Dion-Bouton engine, three-speed transmission and lever steering rather than the Train-Cycle's removable forecar conversion. Two- and four-seat tonneau or vis-à-vis bodies were offered, with wood or metal wheel rims and 700 × 80 tyres; the reported selling price was 4,500 francs. The catalog uses the contemporary power rating as a transparent model label because no factory type name survives. Its 1897–1900 dates are the marque's automobile-production span; only a 1900 illustration securely dates this specific form, so annual availability is not inferred.

Chronology ledger

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Production chronology1897–1900

Sourced production or model lifecycle range used by the main catalog timeline.

curated ↗4 years
Record depth — Documented
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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.