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Esculape
Automobile manufacturer based in Paris, founded in 18981
The Esculape was a French automobile manufactured only in 1899. Advertised as being "worked by an improved De Dion-Bouton motor, strengthened by a water current", it was said by its Paris-based makers, the Automobile Union, to be "fast, silent, and vibrationless".2 It ceased to exist in 1902.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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The Esculape was a French automobile manufactured only in 1899. Advertised as being "worked by an improved De Dion-Bouton motor, strengthened by a water current", it was said by its Paris-based makers, the Automobile Union, to be "fast, silent, and vibrationless".2
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- WikipediaEsculape
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ1367416
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- 1WikidataEsculape on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaEsculape on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsEsculape photo by Buch-t, Public domain