The Amiot, later known as the Amiot-Peneau, was a French

France

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 tractor type vehicle manufactured in Asnières-sur-Seine

Asnières-sur-Seine

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 from 1897 to 1902. It was not an automobile

Automobile

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 per se; rather, it was a front-wheel-drive

Front-wheel drive

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 power pack

Power pack

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used to convert horse drawn carriages into motor cars. These devices were quite popular at the time in France and were known as "avant-train" and the Amiot was one of the first on the market.

The original Amiot was a four wheeled unit with a 6 hp Cyclope or Augé engine; an electric version was also manufactured. The Amiot-Peneau was two wheeled.

External reference

• Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Editor Nick Georgano. Stationery Office, London. ISBN 1-57958-293-1