Établissements Griffon

Établissements Griffon
legal form
founding	1902
resolution	1955
Seat	Courbevoie
Branch	Automobile manufacturer

Griffon Tricar from 1904

Griffon motorcycle from 1933

Établissements Griffon was a French manufacturer of bicycles , motorcycles and automobiles .

Company history

The Courbevoie company started producing motorcycles in 1902. In addition, automobiles were made between 1906 and 1924. The brand name was Griffon . Griffon was taken over by Peugeot around 1925, but existed as a brand until 1955.

vehicles

Cycles

The SA des Cycles Griffon was responsible for the production of the bicycles .

motorcycles

In the beginning, motorcycles with single-cylinder and V2 engines were produced in-house , which were also successfully used in motorcycle races. Two-stroke engines were also used later .

Automobiles

Between 1906 and 1910 the model 7 CV with a single cylinder built-in engine was manufactured by De Dion-Bouton . The open body offered space for two people. A cycle car followed in 1921 . A V2 engine from Anzani with 984 cm³ displacement provided the drive .

literature

• Erwin Tragatsch : All motorcycles 1894-1980 , Motorbuchverlag, Stuttgart
• Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
• George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Volume 2: G – O. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 . (English)
• George Nick Georgano: Cars. Encyclopédie complète. 1885 à nos jours. Courtille, Paris 1975. (French)

Web links

Commons : Griffon  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Griffon - historical photos and brochures
• GTÜ Society for Technical Surveillance mbH for motorcycle production (accessed on March 10, 2013)
• GTÜ Society for Technical Monitoring mbH for automobile production (accessed on March 10, 2013)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
2. ^ ^{A b} Georgano: The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.
3. ↑ ^{a b} Georgano: Cars. Encyclopédie complète. 1885 à nos jours.