Around 1936 it was founded as Etablisements Minié in Colombes, Seine.

-In general they made engines with four horizontally-opposed cylinders. Using light alloy as the Minié company had an excellent ability to melt light alloys.

-In 1936 an engine appears with the cylinders cast in pairs.

-It seems that it was given the reference 4.DA and named “Aquillon”.

“Minié Aquillon”

-It seems that the other Minié engines had the common name of "Horus".

-There is a 4.BO giving 30/35 CV from 1937.

-The 4.EO of the following year already gave 46 CV at 2,450 rpm. And 52 CV at the same revs was given by the 4.E2. The 4.DO gave 70 CV.

“Minié cross-section”

-It turns out that the first Minie engines had L-shape chambers and as we see in the diagram the valves are extremely long reaching the camshaft.

-At the ends there is the adjustment, and between them there are some kind of alternating bouncers or sliders that avoid direct contact of both parts.

- After WWII, the company became the "Victor Minié Aeronautique" of Paris, continuing its activity until around 1954, the date of the brand's ad presented in the press.

“Minié ad, around 1953/54”

-In the post-war period, the cylinders were already separated and by what seems the overhead valves with the corresponding rocker arms.

-From this second period is the 4.DF.28 (in the ad) that gave 65 CV.

-It was derived from the 4.DA.28 of 60 CV from before.

“4.DC.32”

-From the known applications it seems that 4.DC.32 was the one with the best reception. Up to 80 CV.

-Other engines would be the 4.D4 giving 70 CV and the 4.DA.25. It may be that the last manufactured engine was the 4.DG.00 that gave 90 CV at 2,250 rpm, in the year 1953/54.

-We received a photograph of the 4.C model from 1938.

“Minié 4.C”

-As we see, it is a horizontally-opposed four cylinder engine with double ignition. It preserves the L-shape combustion chamber system.