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Congratulations to all contributors, as everyone identified the car as a Bellanger, built by the former Paris agent of Westinghouse, Delaunay-Belleville and Pilain. Most of you also agreed upon the prewar origin of this specific model, but then it started to diverge And I agree, it is difficult to find information on the prewar Bellangers. Officially and with a mouthful this model is designated as the 2CH 20 HP 3.3 litres sports torpedo type 'Lyon' from 1913. Yes, several prewar models had been given European city names. Other examples were the 'Londres', the 'Madrid', the 'Bruxelles' and even the 'Christiania'! Before the war, all were equipped with a Daimler Knight engine and a chassis which according to some sources came from Belgium. Hence the 'international' designation. The initial models were the 15 HP 2.6 litres and the 20 HP 3.3 litres. Only in 1914, the range was extended with a 38 HP 6.3 litres. A small catalogue image of our quiz model can be found in the excellent article by Michael Worthington-Williams on this make, which appeared in the April 2016 issue of The Automobile.
But back to our quiz-contributors: Fried Stol sent in a good overview of the make, as did Robert Vierbergen, but none of the contestants was really spot on with the model. Closest was Philippe Becret, who was correct in the 2CH 20 HP 3.3 litres, but thought it was a 1914 model. And, as for me the model identification puts more weight on the scale than the extras, I congratulate Philippe with his win this time!