Gillet Herstal

Gillet 1928 "Tour du monde"

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.^[1]

Automotive

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

↑ Yves Campion (2000). Les motos Gillet, Herstal, 1919-1959: une passion pour quarante ans d'histoire. Nostalgia. ISBN 978-2-930277-02-8.

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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