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During World War 1, Anzani produced many aero engines, and after 1919 Anzani became one of Europe’s most famous producers of proprietary engines for use in motor cycles, cyclecars and boats. An Anzani factory was opened in France, and Anzani engines were also made in England by the British Anzani Company. The Anzani car had a much shorter existence than the engines; it was a fast, light cyclecar with a twin-cylinder, air-cooled ohv engine, which appeared in 1923. One Anzani was raced at Monza in 750cc form that year, being beaten by the new baby Austin Seven in the Cyclecar Grand Prix. Alessandro Anzani himself settled in France, near Caen, and although no Anzani car appeared after 1924, proprietary engines bearing the Anzani name were produced until the 1930s, and after World War 2 in England.
Source: Georgano, encyclopedia of motorcar; GP
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