A 1902 Lambert,Driven by Dr David Collier, passes through Crawley High Street, during the 2016 London to Brighton Veteran Car Run
The Lambert automobile and Lambert truck were built by the Lambert Automobile Company as an American vehicle from 1905 through 1916. The Lambert automobile motor in the early part of manufacturing moved around on the chassis. It was on the back of the chassis, then in the center, then to the front, and back again to the rear of the automobile. The early motors were built at the Lambert factories of the Buckeye Manufacturing Company and later they were outsourced to other proprietary manufactures. Engine: De Dion Bouton single cylinder, 100x120, 942cc. Gearbox: three speed; Suspension: front and rear, semi-elliptic leaf spring; Brakes: rear wheel drum and contracting band on transmission. Right hand drive. Lambert first came to the attention of the motoring public when the firm of Doué, Lambert et Cie, of 27 Avenue de la Grande Armée, exhibited at the 1901 Paris Salon. In its Show report of the 21st December The Autocar referred to the car as 'economical' and reported that it was shaft driven and could be fitted with either a 'De Dion or a two-cylinder Abeille engine'. By the time of the 1902 Salon the firm had become the Société Nouvelle d'Automobiles, A. Lambert & Cie, operating from the same address in the Parisian boulevard where the majority of the prominent French motor manufacturers and dealers had their showrooms. Lambert's 1902 sales brochure issued at the time of that year's December Salon lists and illustrates a range of models: 6 and 9 hp De Dion Bouton single-cylinder cars, and single and twin-cylinder Aster-engined versions, all with tubular chassis, although a wood and flitch-plate version could be specified for an additional 200 French Francs. The basic 6hp car with wooden wheels, side-change lever to a 3-speed gearbox, and shaft drive was 3900FF but could be augmented with a 'spider' rear seat for 100FF, or complete with a rear-entrance tonneau for 4600FF. Examination of Lambert's literature shows that not only did the firm use bought-in engines,
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Location: High Street, Crawley, United Kingdom
Photo credit: © John Gaffen / Alamy / Afripics
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