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There are no AC in our buildings. 

Due to the high temperatures, we advise you to visit the museum in the morning. 

 

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S.T.E.L.A Type RCA

  • S.T.E.L.A TYPE RCA du Musée de l'automobile Henri Malartre présentée de trois-quarts dans le parc du musée.
  • S.T.E.L.A TYPE RCA du Musée de l'automobile Henri Malartre présentée de trois-quarts dans le parc du musée.
  • S.T.E.L.A TYPE RCA du Musée de l'automobile Henri Malartre présentée de profil dans le parc du musée.
  • S.T.E.L.A TYPE RCA du Musée de l'automobile Henri Malartre présentée de profil et portes ouvertes dans le parc du musée.
  • S.T.E.L.A TYPE RCA du Musée de l'automobile Henri Malartre présentée de profil dans le parc du musée.
  • S.T.E.L.A TYPE RCA du Musée de l'automobile Henri Malartre présentée de trois-quarts et capot ouvert dans le parc du musée.
  • Détails de la place du chauffeur dans la S.T.E.L.A TYPE RCA du Musée de l'automobile Henri Malartre.

S.T.E.L.A. cars (Service de Traction Electrique Légère et Agricole — Light Agricultural and Electric Traction Service) were produced in the workshops of the F.A.L. (Forges et Ateliers de Lyon — Lyon Forges and Workshops) located at 15, rue Jean Bourget in Villeurbanne. During the Occupation, so as — according to the motto — "to keep driving despite a total shortage of liquid fuel", several S.T.E.L.A.s were used as taxis in Lyon until 1953. The range included cars, vans, trucks and buses. Car production ceased as early as 1944, but FAL still built 2 prototypes of electric taxis in 1953. The RCA type was the top-of-the-range model of the cars produced during the Occupation.

Built by M. Pascal at the Forges et Ateliers de Lyon under the S.T.E.L.A. brand (Service de Traction Electrique Légère et Agricole) during the Second World War, the range was very extensive: cars, vans, trucks and buses. This top-of-the-range model was enthusiastically endorsed by the Vichy regime (Admiral Darlan), during the oil shortage.
 

  • 4/5-seater electric saloon on a tubular chassis.
  • Central engine driving the rear wheels through a propshaft and rigid axle, powered by removable lead-acid batteries (96 volts, 336 Ah, 1,000 kg).
  • Drive control by:
    • a manual selector giving neutral / slow forward / fast forward / reverse / two electric braking levels
    • a foot-operated lever (accelerator pedal) giving three power levels for each driving mode
  • Recharging by means of an engine-dynamo unit with control and monitoring panel, supplied as an option.
  • Cable-operated mechanical drum brakes.
  • Maximum speed: 70 km/h.
  • Range : about 87 miles at about 28 mph
  • Weight in running order: 2,000 kg.