19-05-2020, 09:32 AM
The photograph is of a 5CV Quadrilette G.S. Type 172BS, Spider. Only around 100 examples were made in 1924.
The engine was uprated from the standard 4CV 667 sq.cm to 720 sq.cm, capable of giving a heady 65 km/h against the standard 60 km/h.
The price of 11,000F was 1,100F more than the standard car.
Options on lighting were either electric or acetylene.
Around twenty years ago I had the opportunity to drive a '22 Type 161E Quadrilette. Not a pleasant experience, slow and with the high C of G and narrow track, it felt unstable. You wouldn't want to sling it around like you could a Seven.
The engine was uprated from the standard 4CV 667 sq.cm to 720 sq.cm, capable of giving a heady 65 km/h against the standard 60 km/h.
The price of 11,000F was 1,100F more than the standard car.
Options on lighting were either electric or acetylene.
Around twenty years ago I had the opportunity to drive a '22 Type 161E Quadrilette. Not a pleasant experience, slow and with the high C of G and narrow track, it felt unstable. You wouldn't want to sling it around like you could a Seven.