The exhibition of the Miguel de la Vía Collection starts its journey at the beginning of the automotive history....
The 50s and 60s of the twentieth century, origin of modern aesthetics and mass culture are reflected in a...
In the sixties Rolls-Royce opted for a renewal of the concept of prestige and elegance that prevailed in the...
The post-war recession led to the manufacture of a smaller car suited to the difficult situation but maintained the...
The denomination of “Hall Baronnial” we owe to the English historian and expert writer in Rolls-Royce, John Fasal, who...
1908 Delaunay-Belleville 10 HP ‘Roi des Belges’
The so-called ‘Rolls-Royce of France’ was a reference in the Belle Époque. Like with most luxury firms, the choice of bodywork and the inclusion of delicacies was left to the whim of customers, some as illustrious as the Tsar Nicholas II or King Alfonso XIII of Spain. Technically, it features a patented forced lubrication system for motorboats; in fact, its unmistakable round radiator reveals its past as a manufacturer of the famous Belleville sea boilers. The firm would go down in history as being related to the first robbery made by car, carried out by Jules Bonnot; a metalworker who was also the chauffeur-mechanic of the renowned writer Sir Arthur Connan Doyle
The end of the Great War marked the firm’s decline. Its star engineer left, and devoted himself to the assembly of Hispano Suiza aircrafts; a brand which, together with Rolls-Royce or Isotta Fraschini, imposed their dominance
- Bodywork: Roi des Belges
- Speed: 70km/h
- Period: 1904-1950
