Decauville automobile

[3] It had a peculiar structure, it featured independent suspension by transverse spring and two single-cylinder air-cooled engines produced by De Dion-Bouton sharing a common crankcase.

[3] The 498 cc (30.4 cu in)[3] engine, allegedly producing 3 hp (2.2 kW; 3.0 PS),[3] was mounted under the seat and drove the back axle through an unlubricated[3] two-speed transmission.

[3] Like many pioneer marques, including Napier and Bentley, Decauville entered motor races, winning the voiturette class of the 1898 Paris–Amsterdam–Paris Trail.

Beginning in 1899, it was being sold in England by R. Moffat Ford, and being built under licence by Automobilwerk Eisenach (as the Wartburg) in Germany and Orio and Marchand in Italy.

[3] In 1902, the voiturelles were dropped and a 10 hp (7.5 kW; 10 PS) 2,090 cc (128 cu in)[2] sidevalve twin debuted, featuring engine, gearbox, and clutch cast as a unit.