The Bignan was a French automobile manufactured between 1918 and 1931 on the north side of central Paris, in Courbevoie. The business was created, and till the mid-1920s, headed-up by Jacques Bignan.[1]
History
Jacques Bignan[1] produced bespoke engines before the First World War, but only after the cessation of hostilities did he register, in 1918, the company Établissements Industriels J. Bignan, and emerged as an automobile manufacturer on his own account, taking stand number 84 at the Motor Show in October 1919.
The first Bignan was powered by a 2,940 cc (25 CV/HP) four-cylinder engine and sat on a 2860 mm wheelbase.[2] At the end of 1919, the manufacturer was quoting a list price for the car of 30,000 francs in bare chassis form.[2] Tires were not included in the price, which was at this time not unusual.[2]