Breguet A2

In the aviation world, the name Breguet means more than it does in the automotive world. In the 1970s and 1980s, the Dutch Naval Air Service flew Atlantic aircraft made by this manufacturer.

In the aviation world the name Breguet means more than it does in the automotive world. In the 1970s and 1980s the Dutch Naval Air Service flew Atlantic aircraft made by this manufacturer. Before the First World War Breguet built a few luxury six cylinder cars alongside aircraft. These were of good quality but not successful. Between 1941 and 1945 a number of electric cars were built, more or less out of necessity. At that time Breguet was no longer allowed to produce aircraft and thus tried to keep its employees at work. The four wheeled aluminium cars were built on a simple frame with a central tube to which both the motor and the bodywork were attached. The Breguet A2 had six batteries that delivered a maximum voltage of 72 volts. The range was about 65 kilometres at an average speed of 40 km/h. This example is one of the last survivors of the fewer than 200 cars built and is therefore extremely rare. The car stood for 64 years in the garage of a French castle and was only discovered a few years ago. The accompanying charger can also be seen here.