The Charlon was a French

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manufactured in 1905 and 1906 in

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, Val-d'Oise. The smallest was a belt-driven

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, with a 9 hp engine possibly built under licence from the short-lived Mahout company. Three larger models were also advertised with 12 to 40 hp four-cylinder engines with

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References

* David Burgess Wise, ''The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Automobiles''. Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of France Cars introduced in 1905 Cars discontinued in 1906 {{brass-auto-stub