• Source: Gillet Herstal

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


      Company history


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


      = Automotive

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      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



      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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