Majola

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Jean Majola
legal form
founding 1908
resolution 1928
Seat Saint-Denis
Branch Automobile manufacturer

Jean Majola was a French manufacturer of automobiles and engines .

Company history

Jean Majola founded the company in Saint-Denis in 1908 to manufacture engines. In 1911 the production of automobiles began. The brand name was Majola . The designer was F. Doutré. In 1920 Georges Irat took over the company. Production ended in 1928.

vehicles

In 1911 the first model A appeared with an engine with a capacity of 1300 cm³ . Shortly afterwards, the Model B with a displacement of 1000 cm³ was added. Both models continued to be produced after the First World War . The DT model followed in 1921 with a capacity of 1390 cm³, which was available until 1927. In 1923, the F model with a displacement of 1100 cc replaced the B model . In 1927 a small model with an air-cooled two-cylinder engine appeared .

The vehicles were also used in car races such as the Le Mans 24 Hours .

literature

  • 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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 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. ^ Georgano: Cars. Encyclopédie complète. 1885 à nos jours.