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The Astresse was a French automobile manufactured only in 1898. The company, based in Levallois-Perret, claimed to build some two or three cars a month, using engines built under Grivel license. [1]

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References

  1. Burgess Wise, David (1979). The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Automobile.