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De Dion steam car, 1883
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De Dion-Bouton is a French motor car company that began making cars in 1882. The company was started by Count Albert De Dion, Georges Bouton and Charles Trepardoux. Their first cars were steam powered and they made their first petrol internal combustion engine car in 1895.

A four-wheeled De Dion-Bouton et Trepardoux, a steam-powered car, said to be the oldest car in the world that still going, sold in 2007. The car had belonged to Count Albert De Dion. Built in 1884, it has a top speed of 35 miles per hour.

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  • 1894 paris-rouen - count albert de dion (de dion-bouton steam tractor) finished 1st, ruled ineligible for prize

    De Dion steam car in Paris–Rouen race of 1894

  • Saint-Saens tricycle Musica1907

    De Dion-Bouton tricycle towing a passenger in a carriage

  • De Dion Bouton 8 HP

    1903 De Dion & Bouton 8 CV in the Museo Nazionale dell'Automobile, Turin

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    A De Dion-Bouton in 1905

  • 1906 De Dion-Bouton Type AM (6 CV)

    1906 De Dion-Bouton Type AM (6 CV)

  • JM4

    De Dion-Bouton JM4 railcar

  • OC1-OC2-Billard

    De Dion-Bouton OC1 and OC2 railcars (foreground)

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