D. Napier & Son Limited was a British engine and before the Great War () the "age of brass' automobile manufacturer and one of the largest aircraft engine manufacturers in the early and mid 20th century. His post-World Lion War was the most powerful engine in the world for some time in 1920 and 1930, and its production Saber 3500 hp (2,600 kW) in later versions.
David Napier, the second son of a blacksmith with the Duke of Argyll, was born in 1785. While the cousins became shipbuilders, engineering took the training in Scotland founded the company in Lloyds Court, St Giles, London in 1808. He designed a steam press, some of which went to Hansard (HMG printer) and newspapers. They moved to Lambeth, south London in 1830.
Between 1840 and 1860, Napier was prosperous, with a well-equipped factory and between 200 and 300. Napier conducted a wide variety of products, including sugar manufacturing centrifuge machines, lathes, drills, ammunition, manufacturing equipment of the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, and crane rail. [1] the youngest son of David James, born in 1823, joined the firm in 1837, who succeeded him as head of the company in 1867, [2], and after the death of his father in 1873, specializing in machinery Precision beautifully designed for making coins and printing stamps and banknotes. James proved to be an excellent engineer, but a poor businessman, having regard to the salesmanship unworthy. It became so bad, there were only seven employees in 1895, and James tried to sell the business, but not [3].
Son of James Montague, born 1870, [4], inherited the business in 1895, along with the engineering talents of his father. [5] Montague was a hobby cyclist, and the Club Bath Road, met "enthusiast from Australia" SF Edge (then manager of Dunlop rubber and colleague HJ Lawson in London, an amateur pilot and three vehicles wheels). Edge persuaded to improve their Panhard Montague ( 'Old Number 8 ", which had won in 1896 Paris-Marseilles-Paris), conversion to the wheel of the helm and improved lubrication [6].
Dissatisfied, Napier offers to suit your own design engine, 8 hp (6 kW) double vertical with electric ignition, higher than the rate of hot tube Panhard [7]. Edge was impressed enough to encourage Napier to make your own car, working with Harvey du Cros, his former boss at Dunlop to form Motor Power Company, based in London, [8] agreed to purchase the entire production of Napier . The first of an initial order of six, three of each two cylinders (8 hp) four-cylinder (16 hp), all with aluminum bodies by Mulliner (Northampton) and chain drive was delivered March 31, 1900, Edge paid 400 pounds and sells for 500 pounds.
In 1912, after a feud with Edge, Napier bought modern distribution and sales of the company and production rose to about 700 cars a year with many supplied with the taxi trade in London. That year, there were only six models. The last car was designed by Napier AJ Rowledge, who also designed the Lion (who was to Rolls in 1921), 40/50 HP (30/37 kW) 377 cubic inch (6177 ³) (102 × 127 mm, 4 × 5 ") of six with cylinder head alloy removable, single camshaft, the seven-bearing crankshaft, Magneto and dual-coil ignition, two plugs, and Napier-SU carburetor was a body of Cunard, then a subsidiary. [9]: 187 built in 1924 by all, and Napier stop producing vehicles with a total of 4258 built [10].
Outside the racing program, Napier also gained notoriety in 1904 by being the first car to cross the Canadian Rockies, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Glidden (Glidden Tours sponsors), covering 3536 miles (5690 km) of Boston to Vancouver. [11]
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