Korn et Latil [SEP] dissolved or abolished
Korn et Latil
The Korn et Latil was a French automobile manufactured from 1901 until 1902. It was a front wheel drive voiturette with a 3½ hp Aster engine, and was designed by Georges Latil, who later became known for his front wheel drive commercial vehicles manufactured as Latils.
See also.
- Latil - Georges Latil's French truck and tractor manufacturing company
External links.
- french Latil-Website
References.
David Burgess Wise, "The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Automobiles"
Latil
Latil was a French automaker specializing in heavy duty vehicles, such as trucks, tractors and buses, from 1898 to 1955.
History of the Compagnie Latil.
In 1897, Auguste Joseph Frederic Georges Latil patented a system of "broken transmission", allowing the steerable wheels to be also the driving wheels (front-wheel drive).
He exploited his idea through different companies :
- In 1898 La société Korn et Latil was founded by the engineer Georges Latil and the mechanic Alois Korn in Marseille