Brief History of the Marque: Anzani
Italian pioneer Alexander Anzani constructed engines for aircraft and
motorcycles from 1907 in France. Later he founded a company in Milan and
in 1922 constructed a V Twin 500 cc ohv and some sidevalve versions of
750 and 1000 cc.
His early designs included a three-cylinder 25 horsepower motorcycle
engine which in 1909 powered one of Sikorsky's first helicopters. In 1913
he had seven different aircraft engines available, one of which was a two-row
10 cylinder radial. Perhaps his strangest motorcycle was built in 1906.
It had a tractor mounted propellor.
Bismarck was among the users of Anzani engines.
There was also a firm named British Anzani.
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