1909 Bianchi 20-30HP
Bianchi 20-30HP 1909
Italy
Cylinder number / capacity - 4/ 4396 cc
Max speed - about 90 khp
Period of production - 1908-1918
Type body - limousine
Edoardo Bianchi was born in Milan in 1865 and founded the company which still bears his name in 1885, when he was just 20 years old. To the production of wheelchairs, precision instruments, and especially bicycles (he was the first one who adopted "pneumatic tyres"), he added, at the end of the 19th century, the production of De Dion engined cars and, in the following years, even of motorcycles and trucks. In 1955, the company became a partner of Fiat and Pirelli, giving birth to the Autobianchi brand.
This was the first series car to be fitted with an electrical system for interior lighting, fed by a battery made up of glass pots full of distilled water and sulphuric acid. We should note the original carbide headlamps, starting handle, driver's compartment separated from the passengers' rear compartment, the upper part can be removed so that the car becomes a tourer. In the rear compartment there is the first type of foot-heater for passengers: it consists of a can that was filled with hot water before the departure, and, when the water had cooled down, it was replaced with water from the radiator.
Italy
Cylinder number / capacity - 4/ 4396 cc
Max speed - about 90 khp
Period of production - 1908-1918
Type body - limousine
Edoardo Bianchi was born in Milan in 1865 and founded the company which still bears his name in 1885, when he was just 20 years old. To the production of wheelchairs, precision instruments, and especially bicycles (he was the first one who adopted "pneumatic tyres"), he added, at the end of the 19th century, the production of De Dion engined cars and, in the following years, even of motorcycles and trucks. In 1955, the company became a partner of Fiat and Pirelli, giving birth to the Autobianchi brand.
This was the first series car to be fitted with an electrical system for interior lighting, fed by a battery made up of glass pots full of distilled water and sulphuric acid. We should note the original carbide headlamps, starting handle, driver's compartment separated from the passengers' rear compartment, the upper part can be removed so that the car becomes a tourer. In the rear compartment there is the first type of foot-heater for passengers: it consists of a can that was filled with hot water before the departure, and, when the water had cooled down, it was replaced with water from the radiator.
