France · circa 1912 · catalogued survivor

Bédélia BD2 10CV Tandem Cyclecar · chassis 958

A narrow tandem cyclecar whose unusual seating and belt drive distinguish it from a conventional small car.

Classics

Brown narrow tandem-seat cyclecar with rear steering wheel, exposed belt drive, spoked wheels and separate curved mudguards, viewed from the front three-quarter angle in a museum. The whole vehicle is legible; neighboring exhibits and reflections remain. Original and derivative show the same unaltered composition. No readable chassis number or engine identity; acceptable only as a disclosed representative BD2 cover, not exact-chassis or calibrated geometry evidence.

Front three-quarter museum display view · Photo shows Brown narrow tandem-seat cyclecar with rear steering wheel, exposed belt drive, spoked wheels and separate curved mudguards, viewed from the front three-quarter angle in a museum. The whole vehicle is legible; neighboring exhibits and reflections remain. Original and derivative show the same unaltered composition. No readable chassis number or engine identity; acceptable only as a disclosed representative BD2 cover, not exact-chassis or calibrated geometry evidence.. Representative Bédélia BD2 identified by the photograph's source as 1912, photographed on 24 June 2012. The depicted chassis is not established as 958; this image does not verify chassis 958's 2026 auction condition, provenance or fitted engine. Resized and JPEG-reencoded.
Representative Bédélia BD2 tandem cyclecar · AlfvanBeem · CC0

Auction-based estimated value

Research pending

A matching completed auction sale has not been verified for this exact year, body, trim, engine, transmission and market.

Joyride shows this gap instead of substituting an asking price, unsold bid or mismatched special vehicle.

A place in vehicle history

More than a set of wheels.

This profile concerns chassis 958 as catalogued in 2026. The cover is a representative 1912 BD2 photographed in 2012, not verified as chassis 958 or its auction condition.

Look a little closer.

The driver sat behind the passenger, turning the usual seating hierarchy around.

Photos show an example of the model or generation. The pictured vehicle’s year, equipment, or modifications can differ from the specification described here.

Tandem seating changes how the car is understood

The long, narrow layout is not just a bodywork curiosity. A front-mounted engine, belts running toward the rear wheels and a driver seated behind the passenger make the controls part of the car’s defining architecture. A representative photograph can explain that arrangement without proving this survivor’s individual history.

Source: Sports Car Market — 1912 Bedelia BD2 10CV, March 18, 2026 ↗

An auction correction is part of the evidence

The specialist account repeats an Anzani attribution, while the auctioneer’s saleroom addendum identifies the fitted engine as Bédélia. Retaining that disagreement is more informative than silently selecting one name. This profile follows the addendum for chassis 958 and leaves original-engine and current-condition claims unverified.

Source: Gooding Christie’s — c.1912 Bédélia BD2, chassis 958, and saleroom correction ↗

Where these facts come from

Selected facts checked for this edition. Some source pages link to broader model families. Last reviewed 2026-10-15T11:10:01.366Z.

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