This is the four-wheel version of the Tri, whose production figures ran up to 21,000 from 1895 to 1899.
De Dion and Bouton had already made a name for themselves by driving their steam-powered vehicle to victory in the world’s first car race – the 126 km Paris-Rouen – on 19 July 1894 at the “breathtaking” average of 17.398 kph.
Engine: rear, air-cooled, 1 cylinder
Capacity: 240 cc
Max. power output: 1.75 bhp at 1500 rpm
Gearing drive
Max. speed: 50 kph
Presented by Giovanni Muttoni, Sondrio