Ensign (United Kingdom) - AllCarIndex

Ensign Motors Ltd was established in London on January 16, 1913, originally under the name Florio Motors Ltd. The company was suspected to have sold vehicles branded as Ensigns, which were likely the same as the Florio models. Initially, these cars may have been imported, but by 1914, the Ensign brochure claimed that the vehicles were manufactured in London. However, it is believed that the production did not occur at the company's address on Brompton Road in South Kensington. Instead, by 1914, Ensign operated a factory in Willesden, located in North-West London, where they produced commercial vehicle chassis.

The Ensign lineup included models such as the 18hp Ensign, which featured a 2949cc four-cylinder monobloc engine. This engine design was noted for its resemblance to Italian automotive engineering. Other engine sizes were also listed, including 2612cc and 4250cc, although it remains uncertain if any vehicles with these engines were actually manufactured. Following World War I, the Willesden factory transitioned to producing the larger British Ensign EP6, along with smaller four-cylinder cars that bore little resemblance to the prewar Ensign models.