Santax
Encyclopedia
The Santax was a French
automobile
manufactured by Cyclecars Le Santax of Paris from 1920 until 1927. A small cyclecar
built with Anzani
single-cylinder engine
s of 125 cc. It got its name from being free of tax due to its small engine.
A larger 500 cc model followed in 1926.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
automobile
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 by Cyclecars Le Santax of Paris from 1920 until 1927. A small 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...
built with Anzani
Anzani
Anzani was an engine manufacturer founded by the Italian Alessandro Anzani , which produced proprietary engines for aircraft, cars, boats, and motorcycles in factories in Britain, France and Italy.-Overview:...
single-cylinder 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 of 125 cc. It got its name from being free of tax due to its small engine.
A larger 500 cc model followed in 1926.