References

References and Bibliography

La course de côte du Mont-Ventoux 1902-1976

This excellent book by Maurice Louche tells the story of the Mont Ventoux from  1902 to 1976.  A special mention for the chapter on 1911, titled “A Deserved Success for Cottin et Desgouttes”. The book contains 10 picture of Cottin-Desgouttes cars.

  • Maurice Louche, La course de côte du Mont Ventoux 1902-1976, éditions Maurice Louche, 2008 ; 448 pages.

La grande aventure automobile lyonnaise

Recently published by La Taillanderie, this very interesting book (in French) has prefaces by Dominique Perben and Paul Berliet. Cottin-Desgouttes is often mentioned and a very well documented article on the firm is on pages 96 to 99.

  • “La grande aventure automobile lyonnaise” by Pierre-Lucien Pouzet,  éditions La Taillanderie, November 2006; 240 pages; 30€. Cottin-Desgouttes information on pages 96-98.

Cottin & Desgouttes in Books on motorcars

Cottin & Desgouttes in the press

  • “La France automobile” – 1905
  • “L’Annual de Baudry de Saunier” – 1908.
  • Automobilia” no. 47, 1919.
  • La vie automobile“, May 1921.
  • “En Auto” – April 1925.
  • Les Cottin-Desgouttes à roues indépendantes” and “Le salon des poids lourds” in Omnia – revue paratique de l’automobile” – December 1928.
  • “Le Carnet de l’automobile” – January 1956.
  • “Lyon et l’automobile : Cottin-Desgouttes” by Lucien Loreille, in l’Album du fanatique de l’automobile no. 28, September 1970, pp. 4-8. Open the pdf.
  • “Lyon et l’automobile : la grande époque de Cottin-Desgouttes” by Lucien Loreille, in l’Album du fanatique de l’automobile no. 30, November 1970, pp. 25-30. Open the pdf.
  • “Lyon et l’automobile : les Cottin-Desgouttes Sans-Secousses” by Lucien Loreille, in l’Album du fanatique de l’automobile no. 32, January 1971, pp. 14-19. 0pen the pdf.
  • “Lyon et l’automobile : Cottin-Desgouttes – la Sans-Secousses 8 cylindres” by Lucien Loreille, in l’Album du fanatique de l’automobile no. 46, pp. 19-21. Includes a table of Cottin & Desgouttes chassis from 1905 to 1931. Open the pdf.
  • “La fête de l’automobile à Bourg-en-Bresse” in “La Vie de l’Auto”, 18 October 1984
  • Le Grand Prix d’Henri Malartre” by Agnès Pierre in “Le Progrès”, 1986.
  • Cottin-Desgouttes – utilitaire cherche documents” in “La Vie de l’Auto”, 1 September 1988
  • Lyoner Luxus“, Markt (in German), May 1991
  • Article on Cottin-Desgouttes in “La Vie de l’Auto”, 3 April 1997.
  • An article in English on Cottin & Desgouttes Trucks.

Other publications

  • Pierre Lucien Pouzet, Les voitures rhône-alpines dans les compétitions jusqu’en 1914, Lyon, Fondation de l’Automobile Marius Berliet, coll. Cahiers Techniques de la Fondation de l’Automobile Marius Berliet, 1986.
  • “La Sans-Secousses de Cottin-Desgouttes”, Cahiers Techniques de la Fondation de l’Automobile Marius Berliet.
  • “La pénétration automobile au Sahara”, Cahiers Techniques de la Fondation de l’Automobile Marius Berliet.
  • ” Routes des Alpes”, a touring book produced by the Autocar magazine. The car used to visit the region was this Cottin & Desgouttes
  • Mémoires Industrielles, double CD-ROM edited by Syrinx ; the CD devoted to Berliet includes several texts and pictures concerning Cottin & Desgouttes. Available through the Berliet Foundation or here.
  • Various Articles

Lyon (Rhône) – 1904-1933