Georges Martin (engineer)
Georges Martin (born March 14, 1930 in La Ferté Alais), is an engineer from the Special School of Public Works, "mechanical-electrical" section. He designed auto combustion engines including the "Poissy engine" that motorized the Simca 1100 from October 1967, and the V12 Matra Sports engine engaged in Formule 1.
Biography
Martin joined Simca in 1959, where he discovered the constraints of mass versus the competition, their future employment, where one cares less manufacturing costs. In the Simca design office, he designed the famous "Poissy engine" that appeared on the Simca 1100 in October 1967. This engine was characterized by its reliability, power and torque for the significant displacement, but had the disadvantage of a noisy distribution, evoking the sound of a sewing machine, wanting to make solid, preferring a double chain tensioner without a simple chain tensioner. Security was preferred over comfort.[1]
He joined Matra at the end of 1966, thanks to his former colleague at Simca, Philippe Guédon (who later became CEO of Matra). Arriving at Matra, he did not really know what was expected of him. It was Jean-Luc Lagardère who told him that he would work for Formula 1. The objective was to design an engine that would develop 150 hp per liter. He designed the V12 Matra Sports engine for Formula 1.[2] · [3]
Bibliography
- Auto Passion, no 69 - juin 1992.
- L'Auto-Journal" du 15 mars 1990.