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De Dion steam car, 1883
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De Dion-Bouton was a French company that made cars. It started way back in 1882! The company was created by Count Albert De Dion, Georges Bouton, and Charles Trepardoux.

At first, their cars ran on steam power. Then, in 1895, they built their very first car with a petrol engine.

One special steam-powered car, a four-wheeled De Dion-Bouton et Trepardoux, is thought to be the oldest car in the world that still works! This car was built in 1884 and belonged to Count Albert De Dion himself. It could go as fast as 35 miles per hour! It was sold in 2007.

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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 the Paris–Rouen race of 1894

  • Saint-Saens tricycle Musica1907

    A De Dion-Bouton tricycle pulling a passenger in a carriage

  • De Dion Bouton 8 HP

    A 1903 De Dion & Bouton 8 CV car at the Museo Nazionale dell'Automobile in Turin

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    A De Dion-Bouton car from 1905

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

    A 1906 De Dion-Bouton Type AM (6 CV) model

  • JM4

    A De Dion-Bouton JM4 railcar

  • OC1-OC2-Billard

    De Dion-Bouton OC1 and OC2 railcars (in the front)

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