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Chainless / Knowles-Chain

1900-1903

Brand Data

Chainless was a French automobile marque produced by S.A. des Voitures Légères "Chainless" of Paris. The name, an early example of "Franglais," was chosen to highlight the fact that the cars used shaft drive rather…

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