The Cottereau automobile company started in 1898 in Dijon. In 1911 the company was renamed CID but ended all activities in 1914 at the outbreak of WWI.
This primitive automobile from the first automotive decade has no reverse gear.
This unique car is the only one which has survived.

2 cylinder V-shaped water/air-cooled engine.
Max. speed: 40 Km/h.

Collection Musée Henri Malartre.
See also: www.musee-malartre.com/malartre/sections/fr/le_musee_et_v...

Number seen: 1.

Rochetaillée-sur-Saône (Northern suburbs of Lyon, Rhône, Fr.), Rue du Musée, Aug. 4, 2019.

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