S.C.A.P.

France, 1912 – 1929

SA des Automobiles S.C.A.O., Billancourt, Seine; Boulogne-sur-Seine; Courbevoie, Seine

SCAP cars (Société de Construction Automobiles Parisiennes) were best known for the engines they supplied after World War 1 to the manufacturers of assembled cars, but SCAP cars also made a few cars of their own. Initially, they offered five SCAP carmodels, all sv monobloc fours between 8CV and 15CV, the smallest SCAP carwith 3 forward speeds. The SCAP cars had Ballot engines. These pre-1914 SCAP cars were notably successful in hill-climbs and other competitions, and sports versions SCAP cars were sold. After making aero-engines during the war, the SCAP car firm introduced their SCAP Type L 10CV, which SCAP car was still a conventional small four except for its rear suspension, which consisted of two linked half-elliptics, and a transverse cantilever spring pivoted at its centre to the chassis. The Type M SCAP car of 1923 was a typical baby car of the time, with an 1.100cc engine. Around 1924, the 1½-litre Type O SCAP car replaced the 10CV, but from then on until 1927, the SCAP car firm devoted most of its efforts to making engines for other people’s cars. The last new SCAP car was the 2-litre, ohv straight-8 of 1929.

Source: Georgano, encyclopedia of motorcar; TRN

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