E.H.P.


E.H.P. was a French automobile manufacturer.

History

The Établissements Henry Precloux commenced building light cars in Courbevoie in 1921. In 1926 they incorporated Automobiles Bignan. In 1929 production was halted. A company called Loryc also license-built E.H.P. cars in Spain.

Cars

E.H.P. focused on small and lightweight automobiles. Originally they used a Ruby 903 cc four-cylinder, later engines from other manufacturers of up to 1.5 liters were installed. After the Bignan takeover, their 8CV cars were also offered as E.H.P.s. The 8CV was originally fitted with a 1,202 cc and CIME engine, later a 20 PS and a 29 PS "Grand Sport" version were added. In 1928 the DU model appeared, fitted with an inline-six of 1,300 cc.

Competition

The E.H.P. automobiles also saw lots of competition, participating in four 24 Hours of Le Mans races, coming in second in the 1928 "Index of Thermal Efficiency". An 1,100 cc E.H.P. driven by Boris Ivanowski also won the 1926 24-hour "Bol d'Or" race in St. Germain, with an average speed of.
;Le Mans record:
YearPosClassNoDriversChassisEngineLapSpeed
1925141.539Jean d'Aulan
René Dély
DT SpécialeCIME 1,496 cc I410374.435
1925341.538Maurice Benoist
Michel Doré
DT SpécialeCIME 1,496 cc I441DNF
192681.537Henri de Costier
Pierre Bussienne
DS Grand SportCIME 1,202 cc I411180.103
1926271.538"Morac"
Marcel Ballot
DS Grand SportCIME 1,202 cc I462DNF
1926341.528Guy Bouriat
Guy Dollfuss
DT TankCIME 1,496 cc I434DNF
192751.126Guy Bouriat
Pierre Bussienne
DS SpécialCIME 1,094 cc I410878.105
1927221.127Henri De Costier
Georges Guignard
DS SpécialCIME 1,094 cc I48DNF
1928141.136Guy Bouriat
Pierre Bussienne
SpécialCIME 1,094 cc I611583.23