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Making its way cautiously past the fairground at Beamish Museum is this splendidly restored 1905 DeDion Bouton Model-Y car, UK registered BY 509. The car is a single cylinder 6hp model.

Unfortunately, for me, the car is somewhat spoiled by unnecessary embellishments. The remembrance poppies were not introduced until the 1920's, so don't really fit here. Also, the cartoon moustache and imposing rally stickers on the windscreen serve no useful purpose. None-the-less it is still a beautiful little car.

De Dion-Bouton was a French automobile manufacturer operating from 1883 to 1953. They launched their first four-wheeled vehicles in September 1899.

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Making its way down the town street at Beamish Museum is this splendidly restored 1905 DeDion Bouton Model-Y car, UK registered BY 509. The car is a single cylinder 6hp model.

Unfortunately, for me, the car is somewhat spoiled by unnecessary embellishments. The remembrance poppies were not introduced until the 1920's, so don't really fit here. Also, the cartoon moustache and imposing rally stickers on the windscreen serve no useful purpose. None-the-less it is still a beautiful little car.

De Dion-Bouton was a French automobile manufacturer operating from 1883 to 1953. They launched their first four-wheeled vehicles in September 1899.

The De Dion is overtaking a timber wagon and being pursued by an extremely unusual and well restored example of French motor manufacturing, a Citroen C4 P17E Kegresse halftrack car of 1934 vintage.

This marque of vehicle is widely regarded as the forerunner of today's off-road vehicles. The first version was developed in 1913 by Adolphe Kegresse, a French engineer/inventor, specifically for the use of the Tsar of Russia.

Most of these cars were used initially for military purposes. The French army alone had 1,700 P17's during their production run (1929-1934) and they were present in a number of other European armies. They were also used extensively in agricultural and forestry settings.

The vehicles were at Beamish for their 2023 Steam Gala.

Copyright © 2023 Terry Pinnegar Photography. All Rights Reserved. THIS IMAGE IS NOT TO BE USED WITHOUT MY EXPRESS PERMISSION!

Standing on a wet and misty events field at Beamish Museum is this splendidly restored 1905 DeDion Bouton Model-Y car, UK registered BY 509. The car is a single cylinder 6hp model.

Unfortunately, for me, the car is somewhat spoiled by unnecessary embellishments. The remembrance poppies were not introduced until the 1920's, so don't really fit here. Also, the cartoon moustache and imposing rally stickers on the windscreen serve no useful purpose. None-the-less it is still a beautiful little car.

De Dion-Bouton was a French automobile manufacturer operating from 1883 to 1953. They launched their first four-wheeled vehicles in September 1899.

The car was at Beamish for their 2023 Steam Gala.

Copyright © 2023 Terry Pinnegar Photography. All Rights Reserved. THIS IMAGE IS NOT TO BE USED WITHOUT MY EXPRESS PERMISSION!

Veteran cars pass through Croydon on the 2013 London to Brighton Veteran Car Run. Croydon. Sunday 3 November 2013