The André was a lightweight English two-seater sports car manufactured from 1933 to 1934 in London W11, by T B André who were better known for making shock absorbers. Honda NSX sports car A sports car is a type of automobile designed for sporting performance. ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Only six of the automobiles, called the V6, which confusingly used a vee-twin ohvJAP engine of 728cc, were ever built. Drive to the rear wheels was via a four speed gearbox.The floor pan acted also as the chassis and the suspension was by transverse leaf spring at the front and cantilevered springs at the rear. The car weighed 1170 pounds and was said to be able to achieve 65 mph with an economy of 45 miles per gallon (imperial). In automotive engineering, an overhead valve internal combustion engine is one in which the entry and exit valves and ports are contained in the cylinder head. ... Jap or JAP can mean: Jap, Japo, Japse, someone of Japanese descent, see List_of_ethnic_slurs#J. Java Anon Proxy Jewish-American princess J.A.P., a make of motorcycle engine, also used in some cars. ... A cubic centimetre (cm3) is an SI derived unit of volume, equal to the volume of a cube with side length of 1 centi metre. ...
André had also been involved in the manufacture of the Marlborough car between 1909 and 1926. Marlborough is a town in Wiltshire, England; see Marlborough). ... 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...
The car weighed only 990 pounds, was very economical to run at 35 miles per gallon, and had a top speed of 40 mph.
The car was to be called the Type A and was to be provided as standard with an electric starter, electric lighting, a spare wheel and a soft top.
Orders for 16,000 cars were reported as having been received within a fortnight and the break-even target of 30,000 was reported as having been reached before any car left the plant, a powerful use of publicity.