Wimille (automobile manufacturer)

J.-P. Wimille
legal form
founding	1946
resolution	1950
Seat	Paris
management	Jean-Pierre Wimille
Branch	Automobile manufacturer

J.-P. Wimille was a French manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The racing driver Jean-Pierre Wimille founded the company for the production of automobiles in Paris in 1946 . The brand name was Wimille . In 1948 a vehicle was at the Paris Motor Show . After Wimille's death in 1949, only a few copies were made. Production ended in 1950. A total of about eight vehicles were built.

vehicles

The company manufactured two-seater, closed sports cars with a mid-engine, as Wimille was enthusiastic about the mid-engine concept. The prototype from 1946 had a four-cylinder engine from Citroen 11 CV 1911 cc displacement and 54 hp . With this engine, the maximum speed was specified as 150 km / h.

Ford later supported the project, so that a V8 engine from the Ford Vedette with 2158 cm³ displacement and 60 to 66 hp was used.

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  Wimille from 1946

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  Wimille from 1946

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  Wimille from 1947

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  Wimille from 1947

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  Wimille from 1948

literature

• Roger Gloor: Post-war car from 1945–1960. Hallwag Verlag, Bern and Stuttgart 1986, ISBN 3-444-10263-1 .
• 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 3: P – Z. 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 : Wimille  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• GTÜ Society for Technical Monitoring mbH (accessed on April 6, 2013)
• Prototype Wimille 01 Almost a Ford

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. ^ Georgano: The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.
3. ^ Georgano: Cars. Encyclopédie complète. 1885 à nos jours.