{"id":8828,"date":"2016-02-04T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-02-04T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/museonicolis.com\/?p=8828"},"modified":"2024-07-03T16:50:49","modified_gmt":"2024-07-03T14:50:49","slug":"aventure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.museonicolis.com\/en\/aventure\/","title":{"rendered":"Aventure, 1882"},"content":{"rendered":"

Aventure, about 1882\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

One-off pedal vehicle<\/strong>\u00a0created for\u00a0road use. <\/strong>Designed by two French inventors, it was driven by them in\u00a01882<\/strong>\u00a0from\u00a0Paris to Calais.<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>On the way back to Paris, the vehicle was forced to stop for a mechanical\/structural failure in Rouen, where it was left in a cellar. Later the two friends hid it and left for the war (where it is believed they died). Only their\u00a0two helmets<\/strong>\u00a0are left, that can be seen in the showcase at the Museo.
\nIn the\u00a01960s<\/strong>\u00a0the Aventure drew the attention of\u00a0Monsieur Jacky Pinchon,<\/strong>\u00a0the owner of the Cl\u00e8res french museum.
\nHe immediately understood the historic importance of the vehicle and brought it to his museum near Paris, where it will be exposed until\u00a01970<\/strong>, when the vehicle started being restored. In\u00a01991<\/strong>\u00a0the vehicle was auctioned by\u00a0Sotheby’s<\/strong>\u00a0in London as a prestigious collectible.
\nA peculiar feature is the\u00a0steering wheel,<\/strong>\u00a0that was fitted on the vehicle many years before the application of petrol engine on a car.
\nThe difference in the crew\u2019s jobs is bizzarre: the driver in the front seat turned the wheel and the one in the rear seat pedaled. Two original candle carriage lamps are installed on the both sides.<\/p>\n

Bodywork
\n<\/strong>Wooden decorated chassis; metal “nose” shaped like a coal scuttle. Front compartment with padded seat; foldable fabric roof. Wooden footboards and trunk.<\/p>\n

1999<\/strong>\u00a0the vehicle participates to the\u00a01st cultural motoring Reunion,<\/strong>\u00a0San Bernardino track for cars and motorcycles built before 1914, Campagnola Emilia.
\n1994,<\/strong>\u00a0November 24th, the French magazine\u00a0La vide de l’Auto<\/strong>\u00a0writes an article to tell the story of the Aventure and its drivers.<\/p>\n\r\n\r\n \r\n