Automobiles Darracq S. Mulhouse (Mulhouse myluz Alsatian: Milhüsa or Milhüse, pronounced; Mülhausen i This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. A. was a French motor vehicle manufacturing company founded in 1896 by Alexandre Darracq. Alexandre Darracq, November 10 1855 &ndash1931 was a French automobile manufacturer
Using part of the substantial profit he had made from selling his Gladiator bicycle factory, Alexandre Darracq began operating from a plant in the Parisian suburb of Suresnes. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Suresnes is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. The company started by building electric motor carriages until 1900 when they produced their first vehicle with an internal combustion engine. The Darracq automobile company prospered and the 1904 "Flying Fifteen" was a production model of exceptional quality that helped the company capture a ten percent share of the French auto market.
In 1902, Alexandre Darracq signed a contract with Adam Opel to jointly produce vehicles in the German Empire under the brand name "Opel Darracq. Adam Opel GmbH (commonly known as Opel) is a German automaker part of General Motors. The German Empire is the name commonly used in English to describe Germany from 1871 to 1918 when it was a semi- Constitutional monarchy: beginning with the Unification " Three years later, the company expanded to the Britain, incorporating the A. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the formal name of the United Kingdom from 1 January 1801 until 12 April 1927 Darracq Company (1905) Limited with a capitalization of £650,000. In 1906 the company expanded to Portello, a Milan suburb in Italy. Milan (Milano Milan (listen) is one of the largest cities in Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest They established Società Italiana Automobili Darracq (SIAD) through a licensing with Cavaliere Ugo Stella, an aristocrat from Milan. The business did not do well and Darracq shut it down in 1909 but a new partnership called Anonima Lombarda Fabbrica Automobili (ALFA) acquired the business which a few years later was called Alfa-Romeo. Alfa Romeo Automobiles SpA is an Italian Automaker founded in 1910 In 1907, Darracq formed Sociedad Anonima Espanola de Automoviles Darracq in Vitoria, Spain with a capitalization of 1,000,000 pesetas. Vitória is the capital of the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
The company began competing in auto racing as a way of gaining publicity for its products. Paul Baras drove a Darracq to a new Land speed record of 104. The land speed record is the fastest speed achieved by any wheeled vehicle on land as opposed to one on water or in the air or on rails. 53 mph (168. 22 km/h) at Ostend, Belgium, on November 13, 1904. ||-||-||} Ostend ( Oostende, French and German Ostende) is a Belgian City and municipality located in the Flemish The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Another new world record was set by a factory built Darraq special on December 30, 1905 when Victor Hémery drove his V8 Special to a speed of 109. Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Victor Hémery ( November 18, 1876 - September 9, 1950) was a champion driver of early Grand Prix motor racing who was born in 65 mph (176. 46 km/h) at Arles, France. Arles (aʁl̥ Provençal Occitan: Arles in both classical and Mistralian norms is a City in the south of France, This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The V8 was shipped to Ormonde Beach Daytona where it was timed at 122. 45 mph (197. 06 km/h) in 1906 to win the title "1906 Speed King". On return to Europe the car was sold to Algenon Lee Guinness who set many records over the next few years until the car was retired in 1909 with a broken piston. This V8 Special(see full story at [1]) was rebuilt in 2005 using its original engine which had survived intact. Darracq vehicles won the 1905 and 1906 Vanderbilt Cup at Long Island, New York in the United States and the Cuban race at Havana. The Vanderbilt Cup was the first major trophy in American Auto racing. Long Island is an island located in southeastern New York, USA, its western shores directly across from Manhattan, from which the island stretches The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la Havana ( IPA: aˈβana officially Ciudad de La Habana, is the Capital city, major port and leading Notable drivers who raced Darracqs were Louis Chevrolet, Victor Hémery Louis Wagner and Vincenzo Florio, who later founded the Targa Florio. Louis-Joseph Chevrolet ( December 25, 1878, Bonfol, Canton of Jura, Switzerland - June 6, 1941 Victor Hémery ( November 18, 1876 - September 9, 1950) was a champion driver of early Grand Prix motor racing who was born in For the US Army general see Louis C Wagner Jr Louis Wagner ( February 5, 1882 - March 13, 1960) Florio is the surname of a prominent Sicilian family who started many lucrative activities involving above all the exportation of Sicilian products (such as Marsala wine The Targa Florio was an open road Endurance automobile race held near Palermo Sicily.
In 1913 Alexandre Darracq sold out to British financial interests led by Owen Clegg who relocated to the Paris headquarters to take over as the Managing Director of the company. During World War I, the Darracq factory were converted to the production of various war materials. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The War ended in 1918 and in 1919, Darracq took over British Talbot and Talbot models were then marketed as Talbot-Darracqs. Talbot is an Automobile brand whose history is one of the industry's most complex In 1920, the operation was reorganised as part of the Sunbeam-Talbot-Darracq (STD) conglomerate and in 1935, the company was purchased by the Rootes Group. Sunbeam was a Marque registered by John Marston Co Ltd of Wolverhampton, England, in 1888 The Rootes Group was a British Automobile manufacturer which was based in the Midlands and south of England.
In 1953, a British film directed by Henry Cornelius and titled Genevieve, featured a 1904 Darracq as its centerpiece. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Genevieve is a 1953 British film directed by Henry Cornelius and starring John Gregson, Dinah Sheridan, Kenneth More The highly successful film sparked a huge increase in vintage automobile collecting and restoration.