Hinstin
Encyclopedia
The Hinstin was a French automobile
manufactured from 1921 until 1926. Built both by a M. Hinstin in the Paquis works at Mézières
and by Guilick in Maubeuge
, they were light
cyclecar
s with 1099 cc CIME and 1094 cc Ruby engine
s. Some light cars powered by 1500 cc SCAP engines were also offered.
Automobile
An automobile, autocar, motor car or car is a wheeled motor vehicle used for transporting passengers, which also carries its own engine or motor...
manufactured from 1921 until 1926. Built both by a M. Hinstin in the Paquis works at Mézières
Charleville-Mézières
Charleville-Mézières is a commune in northern France, capital of the Ardennes department in the Champagne-Ardenne region. Charleville-Mézières is located on the banks of the Meuse River.-History:...
and by Guilick in Maubeuge
Maubeuge
Maubeuge is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.It is situated on both banks of the Sambre , east of Valenciennes and about from the Belgian border.-History:...
, they were light
Light car
A Light Car is a term used in Great Britain since the early part of the 20th Century for an automobile less than 1.5 litres engine capacity. In modern car classification this term would be roughly equivalent to a subcompact car...
cyclecar
Cyclecar
Cyclecars were small, generally inexpensive cars manufactured mainly between 1910 and the late 1920s.-General description:Cyclecars were propelled by single cylinder, V-twin or more rarely four cylinder engines, often air cooled. Sometimes these had been originally used in motorcycles and other...
s with 1099 cc CIME and 1094 cc Ruby engine
Engine
An engine or motor is a machine designed to convert energy into useful mechanical motion. Heat engines, including internal combustion engines and external combustion engines burn a fuel to create heat which is then used to create motion...
s. Some light cars powered by 1500 cc SCAP engines were also offered.