Vivinus
Sign in to savethumb|Vivinus 1900 thumb|Share of the Automobiles Vivinus SA, issued 1908 thumb|Vivinus phaeton (1902) thumb|Vivinus duc tonneau (1902) Vivinus cars were made by Ateliers Vivinus S.A., a company founded in 1899 in Schaerbeek, Brussels. The company was renamed Automobiles Vivinus S.A. in 1908.
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- automobile manufacturer
- Headquarters
- Schaerbeek
- Industry
- automotive industry
- Image
- Automobiles Vivinus 1908.jpg
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- Vivinus vehicles
- inception
- 1899-01-01
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1912-01-01
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thumb|Vivinus 1900 thumb|Share of the Automobiles Vivinus SA, issued 1908 thumb|Vivinus phaeton (1902) thumb|Vivinus duc tonneau (1902) Vivinus cars were made by Ateliers Vivinus S.A., a company founded in 1899 in Schaerbeek, Brussels. The company was renamed Automobiles Vivinus S.A. in 1908.
The owner, Alexis Vivinus (1860-1929), had made bicycles in the 1890s and become an importer of Benz. From 1895 he started to make his own range of cars. These were belt-driven voiturette models with a 785 cc single-cylinder engine and 2-speed transmission by belt drive. Licences to make his designs were sold to firms such as New Orleans of England, Georges Richard of France and De Dietrich in Germany.
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