Benjamin was a French manufacturer of cyclecars between 1921 and 1927 and based on the north-west edge of Paris.
The "Type A" was powered by a 4-cylinder unit of 751cc: it weighed less than 350 kg and therefore enjoyed the favourable tax treatment available to cyclecars.
It sat on a 2,100 mm (82.7 in) wheelbase and was powered by a rear-mounted 2-stroke twin cylinder 450cc[2] or 525cc[1] engine.
[2] Following the construction of a second factory at 39 Rue de Paris in Gennevilliers the company launched a new range, powered by engines bought in from Chapuis-Dornier.
With a rapid rise in consumer incomes during the mid-1920s the cyclecar era was coming to an end, and the manufacturer moved into production of standard-sized motor cars, including even one powered by an 8-cylinder engine - albeit a small one.