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
- The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile, article sur Cottin & Desgouttes (page 1, page 2)
- “The complete encyclopedia of motorcars, 1885 to the present” by Nick Georgano”.
- “Grande encyclopédie de l’automobile“, Alpha Auto, Grange Batelière, Paris.
- “Automobile Encyclopedia“, Gründ.
- “The Complete Encyclopedia of Antique Cars – Sport & Passenger Cars 1886 – 1940” by Rob de la Rive Box, 1998.
- “Camions de légende” by Francis Reyes, Massin 1992. Includes a few documents about Cottin & Desgouttes, among which these pictures of the Sans-Secousses belonging to the Fondation Berliet.
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