Engineering:Bourassa (automobile)
The Bourassa was a series of one-off automobiles constructed by Montreal engineer Emile-Henri Bourassa (1877-1956) between 1899 and 1926.[1] These vehicles ranged in size from runabouts to a 7-passenger tourer, as well as two cars designed for the Ledoux Carriage Company in 1914.[1] Bourassa's final car used a Rickenbacker chassis, and featured an L-head engine with a special manifold and electrically heated carburetor, and transmission of his own design.[2] The car gave excellent fuel economy of 31 miles per gallon, but no investors were prepared to give Bourassa the finances needed to get the car into production.[2] After six years of trying to get the car into production, Bourassa had the car demolished in 1932.[2]
Aside from his vehicles, Bourassa's main claim to fame was that Louis Chevrolet lived with Bourassa for eight months after his arrival in Canada from France.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Georgano, Nick (2000). The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. London: Stationery Office. pp. 1792. ISBN 0117023191.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Durnford, Hugh (1973). Cars of Canada. Canada: McClelland and Stewart. pp. 384. ISBN 0771029578.
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