Bij't Vuur

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The Bij 't Vuur was a Dutch automobile manufactured by C. Bij 't Vuur in Arnhem from 1902 until 1906. The first cars had Aster engines but later ones used De Dion-Bouton or Panhard units.

The company started out as a coachbuilder, when in 1901 it made her first car. With the car Bij 't Vuur took part in the Toer door Nederland (Tour of Holland, one of the first iniatives in the Netherlands to promote cars), after which it was sold.

The next project was a car with a bit heavier engine. In 1902 a 9HP and a 12 hp-version were overed, which had a quite modern cardanaxle with three gears forward and one backwards.

At the RAI motorshow of 1905 Bij 't Vuur showed a car with a self-build engine. This marked the end of Bij 't Vuur as car manufacturer. From then on, it only made buses.

About 25 cars were produced.

[edit] References

• David Burgess Wise, The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Automobiles.
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