The Automobile Club of France (French : Automobile Club de France) (ACF) is a prestigious men's club founded on
November 12,
1895 by
Albert de Dion, Paul Meyan, and its first president, the Dutch-born Baron, Etienne van Zuylen van Nijevelt.The Automobile Club of France, also known in French as "
ACF" or "l'Auto", was initially located near the Paris Opera and benefited from a villa in the
Bois de Boulogne. In 1898, the club moved to the exceptional site of the former "Place Louis XV" (currently
Place de la Concorde) in order to offer its members more comfort in a prestigious setting. The club still occupies more than 10,000 square meters in the Hotels du
Plessis-Bellière and Moreau, both located between the
Hotel de Crillon and the Hotel de Coislin, where France signed a treaty by which it became the first nation ever to recognize the independence of the
United States.
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Der Automobile Club de France (ACF) ist ein privater Club von Automobilenthusiasten, der am 12. November 1895 von Marquis
Albert de Dion, Baron de Zuylen de Nyevelt und dem Journalisten Paul Meyan gegründet wurde. Damit ist der ACF der älteste Automobilclub der Welt. Im Jahr 1904 gründete der ACF zusammen mit Clubs aus 6 weiteren Nationen die Association Internationale des Automobiles Clubs Reconnus, die heutige
Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (F.I.A.). Der Automobilclub organisierte eine Vielzahl von Autorennen und veranstaltete im Jahr 1906 den ersten Grand Prix überhaupt, den
Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France.
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