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	Automobiles and aeroplanes: Darracq \| Features \| 4car \| channel4.com
		The best known Darracq is undoubtedly Genevieve, the 1904 10/12hp veteran car which starred in the film of the same name.
		Yet besides his speed record-setting sports cars, businessman and bicycle-maker Alexandre Darracq (who, incidentally, never learned to drive, let alone fly) was also involved in the early days of aviation.
		Darracq was a leading supplier of horizontally opposed piston engines; by 1909, it was making two- and four-cylinder units which were supplied to pioneers such as Edouard de Nie Port (Nieuport), whose Nieuport I plane was capable of 45mph.
	www.channel4.com /4car/ft/feature/retrospective/5834/1 (214 words)

	Darracq - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1907, Darracq formed Sociedad Anonima Espanola de Automoviles Darracq in Vitoria, Spain with a capitalization of 1,000,000 pesetas.
		Paul Baras drove a Darracq to a new Land speed record of 104.53 mph at Ostend, Belgium, on November 13, 1904.
		Darracq vehicles won the 1905 and 1906 Vanderbilt Cup at Long Island, New York in the United States and the Cuban race at Havana.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Darracq (578 words)

	Darracq - Vintage & Veteran Cars
		Darracq was in the forefront of pioneers of mechanical inlet valves, L-head engines, pressed steel chassis and proper location of back axles using torque control arms.
		Darracq also joined in racing – they built a 10 litre four cylinder monster for the 750kg formula of 1905 and a 200hp V8 driven by Hémery captured the Land Speed Record at 109.65 mph later in 1905.
		The initial post war Darracq was a mildly updated version of the pre-war side valve 4 cylinder 3 litre Type V to be joined by Owen Clegg's 24cv side valve 4½ litre V8 Type A in 1920.
	www.sunbeam.org.uk /Darracq.htm (1464 words)

	Brighton-Early : Darracq
		Alexandre Darracq had made a fortune from the French cycle trade in the 1890s and his 'Perfecta' works that made components for motor tricycles was one of the largest in Paris.
		Darracq concentrated on the popular end of the market, giving good value for money with a range of single, twin and four-cylinder cars, all with shaft drive.
		Although Darracq did not himself drive, he knew the value of publicity and pursued a vigorous policy of motor racing and record breaking with many outstanding successes.
	www.brighton-early.com /darracq.html (295 words)

	Puke Ariki - Taranaki Stories - Darracq dreaming: the little car from Patea
		The Darracq was bought in 1904 from Napier firm Skeates and Bockaert Ltd. "My mother and uncle Guy and their half sister Myra, went over to pick it up along with a chauffer from Skeates and Bockaert who showed them how to drive it," says Livingston.
		In 1904 a Darracq set a new land speed record of 104.53mph (167km/h) at Ostend in Belgium.
		The Darracq got pushed out under a tree during World War II and sat, slowly rotting, until Livingston rescued it in 1948.
	www.pukeariki.com /en/stories/transport/darracqcar.asp (1123 words)

	Sunbeam Talbot Darracq Register forum - Powered by vBulletin
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	stdregisterforum.org.uk (134 words)

	The Money-Down Darracq
		The Darracq was laid up, but it was taxed every year during the 1930s, and trundled out each summer to take the family on holiday.
		The Darracq was stored during the 1940s, and eventually the next-generation Dr Andrew Meek took it over.
		Resplendent in its new colours, it was an award winner in several veteran and vintage runs, featuring in one of them, with on-board commentator, as a mobile BBC outside broadcast unit.
	www.carkeys.co.uk /features/classichistoric/990.asp (574 words)

	Alexandre Darracq - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Born Pierre Alexandre Darracq in Bordeaux, France, of Basque parents, he trained as a draftsman at the Arsenal in Tarbes, in the Hautes-Pyrénées département before establishing the Gladiator Cycle Company in 1891.
		He established Automobiles Darracq S.A. in Suresnes, near Paris where he pioneered the making of the chassis from pressed steel and the use of production machinery in place of hand labor.
		Racing success raised the image of the Darracq marque so that he was able to expand to England and form licensing partnerships and raising substantial capital through share issues in Italy with Cavaliere Ugo Stella, in Germany with Adam Opel as well as in Vitoria, in the Basque region of Spain.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alexandre_Darracq (354 words)

	Veteran Cars - Darracq 1901
		Alexandre Darracq begon in 1891 de Gladiator fietsenfabriek.
		Hoewel Darracq voor het publiek slechts 1 cilinder auto's maakte, bouwde hij in de race wereld een redelijke reputatie op door met enig succes mee te doen aan de races Parijs-Berlijn in 1901 en Parijs-Wenen in 1902 met 4 cilinder auto's met 5,9 liter inhoud.
		Although the Darracq name was officially listed until 1959, no cars under that name left the factory anymore.
	www.xs4all.nl /~ilsjaro/cars/darracq1.html (711 words)

	Information about the 1905 200hp V8 Darracq (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Riberole the chief engineer at Darracq, had already developed a successful 100 horse power sprint car, decided he needed more power and produced the ever historical 200 Darracq.
		After a terrifying trial run round and about the works, conducted by Hemery, and a bit of haggling he bought the car for what was a very reasonable figure, brought it to Windsor, where it lined up with the other three mighty ones.
		The three Darracqs, of 200, 100 and 90 h.p., the 60 Mercedes, added to which later came a special hill-climbing Darracq.
	www.v8darracq.co.uk /car.htm (940 words)

	gizmag Article: 1906 land speed record holder to go under the hammer
		The 200hp Darracq was designed as a sprint special and was completed on 28 December 1905.
		Powered by a fearsome 25.4-litre engine the Darracq is thought to be the oldest surviving V8 car in existence will be sold in Bonhams' traditional Olympia sale on 4 December.
		The present owner, a Darracq enthusiast and collector, bought the car from Sir Algernon's widow in 1956 and committed himself to restoring it to its former glory - a task that has taken 50 years using authentic period chassis components wherever possible.
	www.gizmag.com /go/5804 (721 words)

	Vintage Rally (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Sunbeam Talbot Darracq is holding its annual National Rally at Hergest Croft Gardens on Saturday 1st July.
		The Register is a club for the owners of pre-war Sunbeam, Talbot and Darracq cars and over sixty cars are expected at the rally, ranging from a 1906 Darracq racing car which took part in the 1st French Grand Prix in 1906, to a 1937 Talbot 110.
		You may remember the Darracq name from the 1950s film ‘Genevieve’ which was about a 1905 Darracq taking part in the London to Brighton run.
	www.hergest.co.uk /VintageRally.html (245 words)

	The 1905 Land Speed Record 200hp V8 Darracq (Site not responding. Last check: )
		If you have any information on the V8 Darracq not covered on this web site we would be very interested to hear from you.
		Similarly if you have any photographs of the V8 Darracq we would be very interested to find out more about them with a view to adding them to our gallery.
		After Sir Algernon Lee Guinness died in 1954 the 200hp sprint car was acquired from Lady Guinness, by Gerald Firkins, already an owner of a much-loved 1914 Darracq tourer, in which he had won the 1951 VSCC Edwardian trophy.
	www.v8darracq.co.uk /gallery.htm (276 words)

	Charbens Miniature Series - 1904 Darracq
		Early boxes are marked 'GENEVIEVE' as a Darracq was the 'star' in the film of that name.
		Alexandre Darracq started out making sewing machines and the 'Millet' motorcycle before turning to cars in the late 1890's in France.
		In 1904 Darracq was the most successful car manufacturer in the world producing 1600 vehicles.
	www.krbaker.demon.co.uk /charbens/darracq.html (152 words)

	DARRACQ
		Né à Bordeaux, Alexandre Darracq fonde la société de cycles Gladiator avant de la vendre cinq ans plus tard à un groupe britannique.
		Une voiturette monocylindre de 6 1/2 CV apparaît en 1900, suivie par des modèles 2 et 4 cyl., qui en 1904 sont équipées du châssis Darracq embouti dans une seule plaque d'acier.
		Darracq, qui n'aimait pas vraiment les voitures quitte la société qui est reprise par Owen Clegg, lequel introduit en 1913 une gamme basée sur son excellente Rover Twelve, dotée d'un moteur monobloc à soupapes latérales de 2121 et 2971 cm3.
	www.vea.qc.ca /vea/marques/darracq.htm (243 words)

	Darracq V8 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Darracq V8 The Darracq V8 1905 - 2005 centenary
		In 1904 the Darracq Company had determined to build three racers for the Gordon Bennett Cup race of that year, and Victor Hemery had joined the Company as the chief tester.
		A similar Darracq driven by Paul Baras held the land speed record at 105 mph.
	www.lortim.demon.co.uk /darracq (387 words)

	PreWarCar - VideoPages: Darracq V8 bursts to life after 97 years.
		Darracq V8 bursts to life after 97 years.
		More info: The Darracq V8 took the land speed record in December 1905, and won the Golden Crown at Daytona 1906.
		Bought from the factory by the Guinness heir, Algenon Lee-Guinness raced the car throughout Europe from 1906 to 1909 when it cracked a piston at Saltburn Sands.
	www.prewarcar.com /php/showvideo.php?id=56 (113 words)

	The 1905 Land Speed Record 200hp V8 Darracq (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Contact Us Born in Bordeaux of Basque parents, Alexandre Darracq made his fortune as a bicycle manufacturer before establishing Automobiles Darracq S.A. in Suresnes in 1896.
		In 1904 Darracq became involved in Grand Prix racing, subsequently winning many major events including the Vanderbilt Cup.
		Alexandre Darracq knew the value of publicity and with this in mind built the fearsome 25½ litre 200hp V8 for record breaking.
	www.v8darracq.co.uk /index.htm (151 words)

	Rare Royal Automobile Club "1938 Tourist Trophy Race" Prize Medal - I. Connell / A.C. Lace - Darracq (Chris ...
		Rare, original, gilt bronze medal awarded to A. lace and Ian Connell for finishing 5th in the 1938 Royal Automobile Club Tourist Trophy motor race.
		The reverse is professionally hand engraved with the inscription, "A.C. Lace and I. Connell - Darracq - 5th at 67.73 mph".
		Third, fourth and fifth places were won by Talbot-Lago (Darracq) T150Cs driven by Philippe Ètancelin, René Carrière and A.C. Lace/Ian Connell.
	www.cjbalm.com /auto-aero/mitem148.htm (460 words)

	Darracq Meeting
		The French-built Darracq was created by Alexander Darracq, a man who didn't like driving cars or being driven in them.
		Film buffs will doubtless already know the star of the film "Genevieve" was a twin-cylinder 10/12 hp Darracq built in Paris in 1904 and you may be surprised to learn that some of Malcolm Campbell's early water and land speed records were achieved with a Sunbeam....
		Sunbeam was one of the premier marques of British car achieving its peak of fame during the 1920s.
	myweb.tiscali.co.uk /hartsman/Darracq/Darracqmeeting.htm (768 words)

	Darracq Cars Model Range Types
		A neat voiturette appeared in 1900 this 6 1/2 hp single being quickly followed by two- and four-cylinder models, which in 1904 acquired Darracq's distinctive chassis, pressed, together with its undershield, from a single sheet of steel.
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	www.ukcar.com /carspecs/basicmodels.asp?maker=Darracq (388 words)

	1899 ~ 1928
		Opel's first endeavors in automobile production were undertaken together with partners, first with the engineer Friedrich Lutzmann from Dessau and later with the French company Darracq.
		In 1902, Opel presented the first design of its own, a 10/12 hp model with a 2-cylinder engine.
		1901 - Opel contracts with the Frenchman Alexandre Darracq to manufacture Darracq automobiles under license.
	www.opelclub.com /html/1899___1928.html (274 words)

	Darracq cars. All bits for old Darracqs
		On this page are all the adverts placed for classic Darracqs, grouping together ads that can be found on the existing individual Darracq model pages.
		To view any of these ads in full, or place your own Darracq advert, simply visit the specific model page that interests you.
		On there you'll find all the ads for that particular model only, and also the form to complete if you have something for sale, or there is something that you need for your car.
	www.oldclassiccar.co.uk /freeads_make/darracq.htm (167 words)

	Opel History
		Together they produced Their first model, the OPEL patent engine car system called the "Lutzmann." 1901, Adam Opel separates from Lutzmann and signed a new contract with a Frenchman, Alexandre Darracq.
		Together, in 1902 they began producing French Darracq models under license and selling them under the brand name "Opel-Darracq." They were Opel bodies mounted on a Darracq chassis and powered by a 2-cylinder engine.
		September of 1965, Opel revealed the "Experimental GT." Originally it was not a to be a production vehicle, but was designed primarily for research.
	members.tripod.com /opelracingclub/id9.html (332 words)

	Darracq
		When I was originally asked whether I could convert the magneto fitted to this car to dual ignition I said that depending on exactly what model mag was fitted it may be possible and a Bosch High Tension switch Coil would be needed as well..
		Of course the mag was not suitable and it was agreed that the best way forward was to find a more suitable donor magneto for adaption.
		The Bosch DU4 Magneto you see here may look as though it has always been for dual ignition operation but I can assure you that it never left Bosch in that form and uses numerous specially made components to make it suitable for the Darracq.
	www.magnetomagician.co.uk /darracq.htm (141 words)

	Darracq specifications - Darracq cars, information, technical specifications, auto specs and automobile data
		Darracq specifications - Darracq cars, information, technical specifications, auto specs and automobile data
		The following list of Darracq cars is a listing of what is available in the Carfolio database of technical specifications.
		Clicking on the model will bring up a page with comprehensive technical data on that model.
	www.carfolio.com /specifications/models/?man=1721&f=man&Darracq (395 words)

	Darracq 3-Litre specifications - Carfolio.com automobile specifications database
		Darracq 3-Litre specifications - Carfolio.com automobile specifications database
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	www.carfolio.com /specifications/models/car/?car=48521 (390 words)

	Read More on 'Mystery racer. (UPDATES ...VII: Darracq)' - PreWarCar.com
		the Nostalgia Forum(AtlasF1.com) Final verdict is : 1904 Darracq with Wagner as driver.
		UPDATE VI: by Robert Dick: Louis Wagner at the wheel of a Darracq, during the pesage, the scrutineering, of the 1904 French Gordon Bennett elimination race on the Circuit de l’Argonne.
		UPDATE V by Kurt Hasler: I think it must be an Opel-Darracq like it was driven by Fritz v.
	www.prewarcar.com /read_more.asp?ID=690 (180 words)

	Very First Alfa Romeo Finds A Home - Alfa Romeo Bulletin Board & Forums
		And, yes...before that, the same craftsmen who built the first A.L.F.A. also did produce a few Darracq cars at the same facility, which was at least partly owned by Darracq.
		The beginning of Alfa Romeo was in 1920, when Niccola Romeo bought control of the company and began producing cars wearing his surname.
		The book doesn't explain exactly what happened to the company, but if what happened was similar to what would happen according to US law, S.A.I.D., Darracq, or N.Romero would have had to purchased A.L.F.A. to get that name.
	www.alfabb.com /bb/forums/showthread.php?t=2826 (1075 words)

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