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Henri Rougier
Henri Louis Rougier, (28 October 1876 – July 1956) Retrieved 29 September 2017 was a French sportsman, racing cyclist, pioneer aeroplane pilot and sporting motorist. He is best remembered for his victory in the inaugural when he drove his Turcat-Méry from Paris to , but he was also a regular competitor in both 'City to City' and Grand Prix races. On 18 November 1909 he was awarded [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turcat-Méry
Turcat-Méry was a French motor manufacturer from 1899 until 1928. It is now celebrated as the marque that won the inaugural Monte Carlo Rally, but in its prime it was also known for Grand Prix racing and for producing ''The Car of the Connoisseur''. Prior to World War I it was closely associated with the Lorraine-Dietrich company. History In 1895 Alphonse Méry of Marseille bought a Panhard et Levassor and a Peugeot. His younger brother Simon Méry and his brother in law Léon Turcat, both engineers, decided to improve on both models with their own design, a 2.6-litre, four-cylinder, five-speed car with electric ignition, radiators at each end of the engine and two speeds in reverse. Thus in 1899, when the car was ready for sale, they founded Turcat-Méry & Cie. They then established a partnership with Baron Adrien de Turckheim of the De Dietrich and Lorraine-Dietrich, and produced cars whose slogan was ''The Car of the Connoisseur''. Henri Rougier became the Paris agent and ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |