This study aims to present a comprehensive review of those De Dion Bouton vehicles that entered production between 1899 and the end of 1904. The first volume from the Surrenden Press, De Dion Bouton, An Illustrated Guide to Type & Specification, 1899–1904, was published eight years ago, but space and time constraints prevented the comprehens..

In the 19th century, British engineers had built a national rail network, established a cycle industry, and the arrival of the internal combustion engine was set to offer fresh opportunities for success, prestige and wealth.The journey towards full motor production, however, was a difficult one, in part due to obsolete speed restrictions ..

This is the second volume of a series of publications on the De Dion Bouton company.  The first volume: ‘An Illustrated Guide to Type & Specification 1899-1904’, published in 2016, documented the development of single and twin motor vehicles in the first five years of production.By the end of 1904, De Dion Bouton had established an en..