The Alcyon was a French automobile, manufactured between 1906 and 1928. A small variety of cars, the most popular kind of automobile. ... 1906 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Origins

The company was founded originally in 1902 by Edmond Gentil in Neuilly, Seine. First the production of bicycles started - and such as motorcycle production, it lasted longer than manufacturing of cars. 1902 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... There are many places named Neuilly in France: This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... This article is about the river in France. ... This racing bicycle is built using lightweight, shaped aluminum tubing and carbon fiber stays and forks. ... A motorcycle (or motorbike) is a two-wheeled vehicle powered by an engine. ...

Voiturettes before the World War I

The company moved to Courbevoie, Seine in 1912. Before the World War I, Alcyon produced voiturettes. Single cylinder voiturette models of 7hp or 8hp were offered between 1906 and 1911. Bridge of Courbevoie, Georges Seurat, 1886-1887. ... This article is about the river in France. ... 1912 is a leap year starting on Monday. ... World War I was primarily a European conflict with many facets: immense human sacrifice, stalemate trench warfare, and the use of new, devastating weapons - tanks, aircraft, machineguns, and poison gas. ... Voiturettes are small three-wheeled cars produced in France, most notably in the years following World War II. Categories: Stub | Automobiles ... ... 1911 was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ...

Cyclecars between wars

In 1914 the company's name was changed to Automobiles Alcyon and in the 1920s it moved into the production of cyclecars, using two-stroke flat-twin engines. Later the company manufactured another cyclecar of similar design, thought this one featured a single cylinder engine. This proved a complete flop, and the company failed in 1928. Edmond Gentil owned a couple of bicycle and motorcycle companies and never reverted to cars again. 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or primarily in North America as the Roaring Twenties. // Events and trends Technology John T. Thompson invents Thompson submachine gun, also known as Tommy gun John Logie Baird invents the first working television system (1925) Charles Lindbergh becomes the first person to fly... Cyclecars were small, generally inexpensive cars manufactured mainly between 1910 and 1923. ... The two-stroke cycle of an internal combustion engine differs from the more common four-stroke cycle by having only two strokes (linear movements of the piston) instead of four, although the same four operations (intake, compression, power, exhaust) still occur. ... BMW motorcycle powered by a flat-twin engine A flat-twin is a two cylinder internal combustion engine where the cylinders are arranged in a flat configuration. ... 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

External links

• http://perso.wanadoo.fr/holtzy/ (in French)
• http://ideahobby.it/dbasp-motoaz/MotoAZ.asp?id=00053&tab=TabB&src=