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Esculape

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".

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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".

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  • David Burgess Wise, The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Automobiles.