Rene Panhard whitewashing gearbox amidships and chain-driven rear

gearbox amidships and chain-driven rear wheels

View of buildings in Duke Street

showing three soldiers with firearms in a defensive position above the harbour

Waiting to distribute the remains of the Lord Mayor's banquet to the poor and needy

Rene Panhard whitewashing gearbox amidships and chain-driven rearRene Panhard. Rene Panhard and Emile Levassor established the present design of cars, with the engine in front. They were partners in a woodworking machinery business and were commissioned to build Daimler engines by a solicitor named Edouard Sarazin, who held the patent for France. Levassor initially experimented with the engine in the rear of the car, but later moved its position to the front. The classic design had an upright Daimler engine, a