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DeDion

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De Dion Bouton are one of the few cycle manufacturers who produced cars before going into cycle production; rather than producing bicycles, then cars/motorcycles as many companies did.
It's all tied in with the 'Dreyfuss Affair' in France at the TOC, differring political and ideological points of view and social class rivalry.
Of everything I've read, the Count de Dion was a not very pleasant man.
Le Tour de France is the result of all the shenanigans that occurred though, so "every cloud....."!
 
De Dion Bouton are one of the few cycle manufacturers who produced cars before going into cycle production; rather than producing bicycles, then cars/motorcycles as many companies did.
It's all tied in with the 'Dreyfuss Affair' in France at the TOC, differring political and ideological points of view and social class rivalry.
Of everything I've read, the Count de Dion was a not very pleasant man.
Le Tour de France is the result of all the shenanigans that occurred though, so "every cloud....."!
Very good point. Harry M. Pope began with steel pipe/tube for boilers, water, sewer, expanded to his first love rifles and precision target sights,
before naturally moving into Pope bicycles and later, Columbia bicycles.
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