Gillet Herstal

Gillet Herstal was a Belgian manufacturer of motorcycles and automobiles based in Herstal.

Gillet 1928 "Tour du monde"

Company history

Started in 1919 as with the production of motorcycles, Gillet Herstal ended its production in 1959.[1]

Automotive

From 1928 to 1929 Gillet Herstal produced a three-wheeled car, which was equipped with a motorcycle engine. On 22 September 1929 in Malle, one of these vehicles held the land speed record in the Cyclecar 500 category, the speed was 117.647 km/h.

References
  1. Yves Campion (2000). Les motos Gillet, Herstal, 1919-1959: une passion pour quarante ans d'histoire. Nostalgia. ISBN 978-2-930277-02-8.
  • Kupélian, Yvette; Jacques Kupélian, Jacques Sirtaine: Histoire de l’automobile belge. Paul Legrain, Brüssel, ISBN 2-87057-001-5, Paris, ISBN 2-85120-090-9. (in French)


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