Pojazd La Mancelle Bollee

La Mancelle bolleeAnother Boley steam vehicle of the year 1878 it was much smaller, for it was carrying only five passengers. It had the shape of a horse-drawn carriage with a vertical steam boiler attached at the back. This vehicle, nazwany "La Mancelle"” he traveled from Paris to Vienna in great shape, causing great admiration for its speed, maneuverability, driving comfort. He convinced the greatest skeptics, that even long journeys can be made safely and quickly with a motor vehicle.

Bollee, after returning from Vienna finally 1878 he built a new steam vehicle. This time it was a huge omnibus, weighing 28 your, called "Maria-Anna” with a machine with the power of up 100 horses. However, it was much slower than the previous ones, however, the designer also made a great journey on it, walking the distance 730 kilometers, but over a long period of time 74 hours. To be precise, it should be clarified, that the necessary rests were included in this time. Year 1880 brought two new designs by Amadeus Bollee, whose ingenuity was inexhaustible. So a large omnibus of new design has appeared, nazwany "Avant-Courrier” driving 40 passengers, and its opposite – light, the small steam car "La Nouvelle” ("New”) similar to the machine used in 'Obeissante”, with power 15 horses. This vehicle became famous later in the race on the Paris-Bordeaux-Paris route in 1895, in which 1150 kilometers was the only steam car, successfully competing with much already
more modern gasoline cars.
But achieved by "La Nouvelle” speed 45 km / h did not satisfy Bollee, so he constructed a year later, in 1881, his last steam car, called "La Rapide” ("Fast”). It was very fast indeed, because he was developing easily 60 km/h, Many such copies were built, one of which was used by the French Post for up to a year 1900.
Amadeus Bollee had two sons: Amadeus Jr. and Leon, to whom he passed on his abilities, knowledge and passion. Aided by the experience and knowledge of their great father, deceased only in 1916 year, they turned to building gasoline cars, by developing a number of successful types not only under your own brand, but also for other companies.
The name Bollee is pronounced by automotive historians with the respect due to the great pioneers of automotive technology.