E.H.P. (Établissements Henry Precloux) was a French automobile manufacturer.

History

The ''Établissements Henry Precloux'' commenced building light cars in

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( Paris) 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

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, 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

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of 1,300 cc.

Competition

The E.H.P. automobiles also saw much competition, participating in four

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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:

References

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