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(or '''ENV''') of Paris and Courbevoie, Seine, France, and Sheffield and Willesden, England. | E.N.V. (or '''ENV''') of Paris and Courbevoie, Seine, France, and Sheffield and Willesden, England. | ||
The[[London and Parisian Motor Co]]. was an Anglo-French company registered in London in 1908, largely supported by British capital and expertise. The engine parts were produced in Sheffield, where the company was originally based, then shipped to France for assembly, where aeronautical activity was more important, but where, in 1908, imported machines were subject to tax. The French factory was located in Courbevoie, a suburb of Paris. In 1909, interest in flying greatly increased in Britain, and the ENV company decided to undertake complete manufacture in Willesden, London. The business at Willesden was named [[E. N. V. Motor Syndicate|ENV Motor Syndicate]] Ltd. The name was derived from the French 'En-V' meaning a Vee engine layout. | The [[London and Parisian Motor Co]]. was an Anglo-French company registered in London in 1908, largely supported by British capital and expertise. The engine parts were produced in Sheffield, where the company was originally based, then shipped to France for assembly, where aeronautical activity was more important, but where, in 1908, imported machines were subject to tax. The French factory was located in Courbevoie, a suburb of Paris. In 1909, interest in flying greatly increased in Britain, and the ENV company decided to undertake complete manufacture in Willesden, London. The business at Willesden was named [[E. N. V. Motor Syndicate|ENV Motor Syndicate]] Ltd. The name was derived from the French 'En-V' meaning a Vee engine layout. | ||
The above information is condensed from [http://jn.passieux.free.fr/html/Env.php here]. French original [http://jn.passieux.free.fr/html/Env.php here]. | The above information is condensed from [http://jn.passieux.free.fr/html/Env.php here]. French original [http://jn.passieux.free.fr/html/Env.php here]. | ||
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c.1910 represented in Britain by [[Warwick Wright]]. | c.1910 represented in Britain by [[Warwick Wright]]. | ||
The driving force behind ENV seems to have been Captain Ifah Williams <ref>[https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/january-1952/33/sideslips-10] Motor Sport, January 1952</ref> | The driving force behind ENV, and the designer until he died in 1911, seems to have been Captain Ifah Williams. Financial support came from various friends, including Sheffield manufacturer [[W. S. Laycock]]. Williams proceeded to produce the engine in a small factory in the suburbs of Paris, next door to that operated by [[Fernand Charron]], famous racing driver of the early days who had since turned manufacturer. After Williams died, impetus was lost, and eventually the ENV company turned their attention to making spiral bevel gears. However, the link which had been forged by ENV between Laycocks and Charron was not completely broken, and in 1919 it was announced that a car to be called a Charron-Laycock would be manufactured at Millhouses, Sheffield.<ref>[https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/january-1952/33/sideslips-10] Motor Sport, January 1952</ref> | ||
Revision as of 20:08, 26 February 2020
Note: There is some uncertainty surrounding this business.....
E.N.V. (or ENV) of Paris and Courbevoie, Seine, France, and Sheffield and Willesden, England.
The London and Parisian Motor Co. was an Anglo-French company registered in London in 1908, largely supported by British capital and expertise. The engine parts were produced in Sheffield, where the company was originally based, then shipped to France for assembly, where aeronautical activity was more important, but where, in 1908, imported machines were subject to tax. The French factory was located in Courbevoie, a suburb of Paris. In 1909, interest in flying greatly increased in Britain, and the ENV company decided to undertake complete manufacture in Willesden, London. The business at Willesden was named ENV Motor Syndicate Ltd. The name was derived from the French 'En-V' meaning a Vee engine layout.
The above information is condensed from here. French original here.
The firm also made some cars in 1908.
c.1910 represented in Britain by Warwick Wright.
The driving force behind ENV, and the designer until he died in 1911, seems to have been Captain Ifah Williams. Financial support came from various friends, including Sheffield manufacturer W. S. Laycock. Williams proceeded to produce the engine in a small factory in the suburbs of Paris, next door to that operated by Fernand Charron, famous racing driver of the early days who had since turned manufacturer. After Williams died, impetus was lost, and eventually the ENV company turned their attention to making spiral bevel gears. However, the link which had been forged by ENV between Laycocks and Charron was not completely broken, and in 1919 it was announced that a car to be called a Charron-Laycock would be manufactured at Millhouses, Sheffield.[1]