D. Napier & Son Limited was a British engineering company best known for its luxury motor cars in the Edwardian era and for its aero engines throughout the early to mid-20th century.
1907 Napier 60hp T21
Steam engine built by D. Napier & Son in 1859
1909 Napier T23 Roadster
Charles J. Glidden on his world tour of 1902
The Napier Lion is a 12-cylinder, petrol-fueled 'broad arrow' W12 configuration aircraft engine built by D. Napier & Son from 1917 until the 1930s. A number of advanced features made it the most powerful engine of its day and kept it in production long after other contemporary designs had been superseded. It is particularly well known for its use in a number of racing designs, for aircraft, boats and cars.
Napier Lion
Cutaway view showing the double overhead camshaft arrangement
The Napier Lion installed in the Napier-Railton car
Napier Lion at Brooklands Motor Museum