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Alatac
The Alatac was a Belgian automobile manufactured by of Braine-le-Comte from 1913 to 1914. The company had its headquarters in the Rue de Tenbosch in Brussels and its manufacturing plants in Braine-le-Comte. Two models were made, one being a 9/12CV and the other 12/16CV, both having four-cylinder, side-valve Chapuis-Dornier monobloc engine ''Monobloc'' refers to a component that is made in one block or casting. A monobloc engine or en bloc engine is an internal-combustion piston engine some of whose major components (such as cylinder head, cylinder block, or crankcase) are formed, u ...s. They had a conventional Malicet & Blin chassis, a V-radiator, and detachable wire wheels. Production ended in 1914 with the invasion of Belgium and the escalation of World War I. References * Georgano, G.N., "Alatac", in G.N. Georgano, ed., The Complete Encyclopedia of Motorcars 1885-1968 (New York: E.P. Dutton and Co., 1974), pp.31. Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of Belgium Cars int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malicet & Blin
Malicet & Blin (M.A.B.) was a French manufacturer of bicycles, automobiles, auto components, and aeronautical engines from 1890 until 1925. It expanded into the motor industry in 1897 and aero engines in 1914. They produced both incomplete and entire cars for the UK market, which were badged as Marlborough.Linz, Schrader: The International Motor encyclopaedia. History Paul Malicet and Eugène Blin founded the company in 1890 to manufacture bicycles in the north east Paris suburb of Aubervilliers. By 1897 they had increased their range to include motor car accessories and components such as chassis and steering gear, where they became one of the leaders in France. By 1903 they produced complete cars which were badged ''Malicet & Blin'', but production was limited. The business continued until 1925, supplying components to other car manufacturers under the name ''MAB''.Georgano: The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Paul Malicet died in October 1923. Cycles In 1893 Malicet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Braine-le-Comte
Braine-le-Comte (; ; ) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. On January 1, 2018, Braine-le-Comte had a total population of 21,649. The total area is which gives a population density of 260 inhabitants per km2. The municipality consists of the following districts: Braine-le-Comte, Hennuyères, Henripont, Petit-Rœulx-lez-Braine, Ronquières, and Steenkerque. The Ronquières inclined plane at the Brussels–Charleroi Canal is in the municipality of Braine-le-Comte. History On August 3, 1692, during the Nine Years War, the French army defeated a joint English-Dutch-German army in the Battle of Steenkerque in the current municipality of Braine-le-Comte. Postal history The Braine-le-Comte post-office opened before 1830. It used postal code 22 with bars (before 1864) and 53 with points (before 1874). The Hennuyères post office opened on 6 November 1865. It used postal code 161 with points (before 1874). The Ronquières ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tenbosch
Tenbosch Park or Tenbos Park ( ; , meaning "in the bush"), is a public park in the municipality of Ixelles in Brussels, Belgium. Although relatively small with an area of , it is a landscaped park popular among local residents. It is surrounded by a wall and offers an unexpected oasis of calm in a busy district. Tenbosch Park is within a short walking distance of the Avenue Louise/Louizalaan, the Ixelles Ponds, La Cambre Abbey, and the Bois de la Cambre/Ter Kamerenbos. It is served by the bus stops Van Eyck (on lines 38 and 60) and Washington (on line 60). History The area was formerly a privately owned dendrological garden called ''Semet'' after its owner. In 1982, the estate became the property of the Brussels-Capital Region, which entrusted the company R. Pechère + Partners with the task of transforming it into a public park. They were tasked with preserving the spirit of the Semet-Solvay garden while transforming the existing paths into urban walks. The park has been o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brussels
Brussels, officially the Brussels-Capital Region, (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) is a Communities, regions and language areas of Belgium#Regions, region of Belgium comprising #Municipalities, 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels, which is the capital of Belgium. The Brussels-Capital Region is located in the central portion of the country. It is a part of both the French Community of Belgium and the Flemish Community, and is separate from the Flemish Region (Flanders), within which it forms an enclave, and the Walloon Region (Wallonia), located less than to the south. Brussels grew from a small rural settlement on the river Senne (river), Senne to become an important city-region in Europe. Since the end of the Second World War, it has been a major centre for international politics and home to numerous international organisations, politicians, Diplomacy, diplomats and civil servants. Brussels is the ''de facto' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flathead Engine
A flathead engine, also known as a sidevalve engine''American Rodder'', 6/94, pp.45 & 93. or valve-in-block engine, is an internal combustion engine with its poppet valves contained within the engine block, instead of in the cylinder head, as in an overhead valve engine. Flatheads were widely used internationally by automobile manufacturers from the late 1890s until the mid-1960s but were replaced by more efficient overhead valve and overhead camshaft engines. They are currently experiencing a revival in low-revving aero-engines such as the D-Motor. The side-valve design The valve gear comprises a camshaft sited low in the cylinder block which operates the poppet valves via tappets and short pushrods (or sometimes with no pushrods at all). The flathead system obviates the need for further valvetrain components such as lengthy pushrods, rocker arms, overhead valves or overhead camshafts. The sidevalves are typically adjacent, sited on one side of the cylinder(s), though ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chapuis-Dornier
Chapuis-Dornier was a French manufacturer of proprietary engines for automobiles from 1904 to 1928 in Puteaux near Paris. Between 1919 and 1921 it displayed a prototype automobile, but it was never volume produced.Linz, Schrader: ''Die große Automobil-Enzyklopädie.''Linz, Schrader: ''Die Internationale Automobil-Enzyklopädie.''George Nick Georgano (Chefredakteur): ''The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.'' Volume 2: ''G–O.'' Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, , S. 606.Georgano: ''Autos. Encyclopédie complète. 1885 à nos jours.'' Engine manufacture Chapuis-Dornier engines were used by cyclecars such as: * Able * A.S. (Voiturettes Automobiles A.S) * Autocrat * Towarzystwo Budowy Samochodów AS * Benjamin * B.N.C. (Bollack Netter and Co) * * * Corre La Licorne * Delage * Derby (French car) * Doriot, Flandrin & Parant (D.F.P.) * * * * * Fox, ( article) * * * Gobron-Brillié * G.N.L. (Newey) * Gordon Newey * I.E.N.A. (Industria Economica Naziona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monobloc Engine
''Monobloc'' refers to a component that is made in one block or casting. A monobloc engine or en bloc engine is an internal-combustion piston engine some of whose major components (such as cylinder head, cylinder block, or crankcase) are formed, usually by casting, as a single integral unit, rather than being assembled later. This has the advantages of improving mechanical stiffness, and improving the reliability of the sealing between them. ''Monobloc'' techniques date back to the beginnings of the internal combustion engine. Use of this term has changed over time, usually to address the most pressing mechanical problem affecting the engines of its day. There have been three distinct uses of the technique: * Cylinder head and cylinder * Cylinder block * Cylinder block and crankcase In most cases, any use of the term describes single-unit construction that is opposed to the more common contemporary practice. Where the monobloc technique has later become the norm, the specific term ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Defunct Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Of Belgium
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Defunct may refer to: * ''Defunct'' (video game), 2014 * Zombie process or defunct process, in Unix-like operating systems See also * * :Former entities * End-of-life product * Obsolescence Obsolescence is the process of becoming antiquated, out of date, old-fashioned, no longer in general use, or no longer useful, or the condition of being in such a state. When used in a biological sense, it means imperfect or rudimentary when comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
