LA MANCELLE - LES TRIBULATIONS D'AMEDEE BOLLEE PERE ET DE LEON LE CORDIER DU MANS A BERLIN 1878-1884
In 1878, at the Universal Exhibition in Paris, Amédée Bollée Sr. presented the Mancelle, his second automobile after the Obéissante. The latter car, powered by two steam engines, was able to reach a top speed of 40 km/h, a good result considering the car's unladen mass was 4.8 t.
The engineer Léon Le Cordier, impressed by the performance, explained his ambition to the manufacturer: to create a public road transport service with steam-powered vehicles for passengers and goods. Seduced by the project, at the time Amédée Bollée did not imagine the inconveniences that the agreement with the over-enthusiastic Léon Le Cordier would cause him.
The Mancelle had similar characteristics to the Obéissante, but was much lighter (2.75 t). The engine was positioned cantilevered over the front axle and a long shaft carried the transmission to the rear differential connected with two chains to the wheels. The boiler, on the other hand, was at the rear arranged on a sort of platform covered by a canopy where the stoker was located.
This interesting volume by Michel Bollée traces a historical and technical profile of it, with a wealth of photographs and documentation.
75 pages. Text in French.
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