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S.C.A.P. (Société de Construction Automobile Parisienne) was a French manufacturer of cars and proprietary engines, existing between 1912 and 1929.
Motorbase: S.C.A.P.Automobiles SCAP
(French) Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of France
S.C.A.P. (Société de Construction Automobile Parisienne) was a French manufacturer of cars and proprietary engines, existing between 1912 and 1929.
Products
S.C.A.P mainly manufactured small four-cylinder engines, with capacities from 894 cc to 3 litres. The factory also produced automobiles, particularly two-seater racing cars. The racing models were powered by a 1,100 cc engine with overhead valves, and was equipped with a Cozettecompressor
A compressor is a mechanical device that increases the pressure of a gas by reducing its volume. An air compressor is a specific type of gas compressor.
Compressors are similar to pumps: both increase the pressure on a fluid and both can transp ...
if the customer requested.
The larger models had either a 1,616 cc or a 1,704 cc, four-cylinder engine. In 1929, S.C.A.P unveiled a 2-litre, eight-cylinder engine, with overhead valves, but that model was the last made by S.C.A.P. Later on in the year, the company was adversely affected by the onset of the Great Depression
The Great Depression (19291939) was an economic shock that impacted most countries across the world. It was a period of economic depression that became evident after a major fall in stock prices in the United States. The economic contagio ...
and was forced to close its factory for good in late 1929.
Customers
S.C.A.P. engines were offered in Rally cyclecars from 1922 until circa 1927. S.C.A.P. engines were offered in Bucciali cyclecars from 1925.See also
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Motorbase: S.C.A.P.
(French) Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of France