Millot

Millot vehicle in Museum of Moscow, with rear facing front seats, chain and flat steering wheel
1900 Millot with a 2+2 body

Millot was a French automobile built by the Millot brothers in the town of Gray, in 1896.[1]

The car was steered with a flat steering wheel in the center of the car. The seating was a seat at the back facing forward and a seat on the front where the passengers would have been facing in the opposite direction. The engine was under the rear seat and turned the wheels with a huge chain, another strange feature was the enormous flywheel.

In 1901, the 'Vis-à-vis' body was replaced by a modern 2+2 body. They also built cars with four-cylinder engines.

The automobile was not very successful and the number of cars produced is unknown. It is believed that only a very limited amount were ever made. The company was closed in 1902.

See also

References
  1. Automobiles Millot Article publié le SAMEDI 27 SEPTEMBRE 2008, par Jean-Jacques, http://gazoline.net/article.pcgi?id_article=1162

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