Vinot-Deguingand Model History

France · founded 1901

Puteaux-born French marque (1901–1926) that grew from bicycles and belt-driven twins to a full Edwardian range, raced at the TT and the inaugural Le Mans, then succumbed to post-war commercial pressure.

Models

Twin-Cylinder (5½ HP / 10CV)

Vinot-Deguingand's founding model — a 1,500 cc vertical-twin with belt and chain transmission sold in Britain as 'La Silencieuses', evolving by 1903 into a conventional chain-driven 10CV.

Touring car · 1901–1908
Type H / Type F (Four-Cylinder)

The Edwardian four-cylinder range — the 14 HP Type H (3,300 cc) and 18 HP Type F — that established Vinot-Deguingand as a credible mid-market manufacturer and competed at the Isle of Man TT.

Touring car · 1903–1910
Type BO

The post-WWI four-cylinder flagship — a 2,603 cc 15/20 HP four-seater with a 3,030 mm wheelbase, exhibited at the 1919 Paris Motor Show and the principal Vinot-Deguingand offering into the early 1920s.

Touring car · 1919–1924
Type BP

The 1,847 cc overhead-valve four-cylinder that became Vinot-Deguingand's final production car and entered the inaugural 1923 Le Mans 24 Hours, finishing 26th overall.

Touring car · 1921–1926

Other makes