Production chronology1899–1900
Sourced production or model lifecycle range used by the main catalog timeline.
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De Riancey / Model record
De Riancey5 CV Light Car
Production1899–1900
Recorded originFrance
ClassPioneer front-drive and light passenger automobile
Power5 hp
Mechanically distinct conventional front-engine, rear-drive successor to the avant-train voiturette. Buyer-selected two-seat, dos-à-dos and occasional-seat bodies share one light chassis. The car appeared at the 1900 Universal Exhibition and received a reported silver consumption medal; concours results are event history, not a competition derivative.
Chronology ledger
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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.
Research notes
Only a little over ten De Riancey cars of all types are reported; no model split is known.