The Heinis was a French

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manufactured in Neuilly from 1925 until 1930. The brainchild of one M. Heinis, the cars were offered with various

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s, including an ohc 799 cc four which Heinis himself designed. Other offerings included various proprietary 1100 cc, 1170 cc, 1690 cc, and 1947 cc units and a 5000 cc Lycoming eight.

References

David Burgess Wise, ''The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Automobiles'' Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of France {{vintage-auto-stub