The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-27
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Paris. Dec. 2s.-M. Leon Bollee of the
automobile house of Bollee, in the Mans.
France. after a temporary withdrawal
from the field. due to an agreement with
another firm. now comes to the front again
with model that is attracting the at
tenuon of the automobile world.
The Bollee shops are the oldest automo-
bile shops in the world.
They were founded in 1912, and since 1879
have been devoted to the building of motor
cars. Thus. with sixty years industrial
experience and thirty years special study
Of automobiles. the firm stands alone
among manufacturers.
NJ. Amedee Bollee, who received the
cross OF the Legion Of Honor at the Paris
Exposition of 1900, was the first to build
steam car of great speed, supplied with
parts governing the transmission of power
As early as 1878 he constructed great
road engines. with four direct driver
wheels, and omnibuses seating forty peo-
pie.
ment was illustrated by the story of the
first automobile race from Paris 10 Bor-
deanx and return, in 1895.
The only steam car to finish was Boil
lost FIRST place only through an accident.
for which its mechanism was in no way to
blame.
In 1895 NJ. Bollee, well known for his
many inventions, especially his adding ma
chine, built his first light motor vehicle.
ated,
The three-wheel Bollee voiturette of 1895
was such an advance over its predecessors
OF this period that it held the world rec
ord for speed up to 1900. Its tandem ar
rangement and the shape of its seats, Sc
verely criticised at first, were finally
cles.
During the years that NJ. Leon Bollee
remained apart from the general automo-
bile movement, of which he had been one
tory studies. and to-day gives the world
the product Of his work in the shape of an
automobile that seems as close to perfec-
ton as is possible in the present develop
ment of the industry.
NJ Bollee has never hesitated between
the principles OF simplicity and perfec-
ton. believing that, no matter at what
cost, perfection of construction is of more
value than economic simplicity. Follow
ing this idea. Nj. Bollee has evolved his
new type of four-cylinder car, which,
without being complicated, Is said to lie
as near perfection as anything that las
been made up TO this hour.
ADVANTAGES OF NEW CAR.
This automobile, which is an excellent
vehicle. for long and rapid touring pur-
poses. is at the same time good car for
ton, eduaiing in these respects the best
qGanties OF electric cars. NJ. Boliee has
w1lhheld the details of his new car until
IT mas been given a years test. In q few
car:
Tie low chassis. with wheels $1,000 in
the front and 920-120 in the rear. is well
hung and is furnished with IN EASY Steer
hn .tryftl
neau and Limousine or for car with an
entrance at the side.
The weights are adjusted to give It
great stability.
The motor has four vertica, cylinders
IN the front, with all the known improve
ments--that is to say. comfortable aduis-
sion and exhaust valves, two absolutely
distinct ignitions, magnetic and coil, an
admission regulator and honeycomb ra-
diator.e
Each one Of these parts has been the
subject OF long and intelligent study. The
circulation OF Mater, SO often neglected in
now cars. Is assured in simple manner,
even at slow speed, by a pump of new
type, with flow exactly proportiona1e to
the number of turns OF the motor. There
Is no waste of water
The carburator, with n double carhura-
tive chamber OF IN absolutely new type.
assures perfect mixture for the motor,
even at the smallest speed. Thus the mo-
tor gains regular action, so easy and
roiseless that 1t is impossible to feel that
Ii rs IN motion.
The carburator feat chamber is built SO
that you can see before the start IL the
level Is properly established, either in re-
pore or with the maximum consumption.
This difference of gasoline level is nearly
alvays Il troublesome element which de-
fies control. The cooling fan Just behind
the honcycomb is ball bearing and IS
driven by a wide belt with constant auto
matte tension.
The gear case and the motor itself are
fixed TO tho fraric IN a novel way. Ono
end az the motor is boited TO the side