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Photograph of 1930 Talbot 105 Sports Tourer
1930 Talbot 105 Sports Tourer [D]
Photograph of Talbot
Talbot [D]
Photograph of 1933 Talbot AV 105 Alpine
1933 Talbot AV 105 Alpine [D]
Photograph of 1934 Talbot BA 110
1934 Talbot BA 110 [D]
Photograph of 1904 Talbot Side-Entrance Tonneau
1904 Talbot Side-Entrance Tonneau [D]
Photograph of 1930 Talbot 90 Team Car
1930 Talbot 90 Team Car [D]
Photograph of 1919 Talbot 25/50
1919 Talbot 25/50 [D]
Photograph of 1937 Talbot BD75 Sports Saloon
1937 Talbot BD75 Sports Saloon [D]
Photograph of 1932 Talbot AV 105
1932 Talbot AV 105 [D]
Photograph of 1933 Talbot Brooklands Special
1933 Talbot Brooklands Special [D]
Photograph of 1925 Talbot 10/23 Coupé
1925 Talbot 10/23 Coupé [D]
Photograph of 1904 Talbot Tourer
1904 Talbot Tourer [D]
Photograph of Talbot
Talbot [D]
Photograph of 1904 Talbot Rear-Entrance Tonneau
1904 Talbot Rear-Entrance Tonneau [D]
Photograph of 1904 Talbot Tonneau
1904 Talbot Tonneau [D]
Photograph of 1934 Talbot 65
1934 Talbot 65 [D]
Photograph of 1936 Talbot 110 Vanden Plas Tourer
1936 Talbot 110 Vanden Plas Tourer [D]
Photograph of 1929 Talbot 14/45
1929 Talbot 14/45 [D]
Talbot
Clément-Talbot Ltd.
Barlby Road
North Kensington
London W10
1903-1939

Talbot and the Earl of Shrewsbury backed the company formed by DM Weigel to sell the French made Clément in Britain as the Clément-Talbot although by 1905 Adolph Clément's name was left out. British designed and built Talbots soon established a reputation for well-made, fast and efficient cars. In the years leading up to the First World War a large and varied range of cars were produced, although the amount of French components is now unknown. The use of French parts had ceased completely by 1914.

British owned Alexandre Darracq of Paris took over both Talbot and Sunbeam in 1919 to form Sunbeam-Talbot-Darracq (STD). The Talbot influence came more to the fore when Talbot's Chief Engineer Georges Roesch developed a range of cars in the early 1920's.

During the war the company built ambulances.

The lack of sales in the mid 1920's nearly brought about financial disaster but the 14/45 of 1926 began a new period of performance for the company with Anthony Blight winning many trophies in the mid 1930's with his 105.

Rootes bought Clément Talbot Ltd. in 1935 and replaced the then current range with cars based on the Hillman Minx and Humber Snipe. Later the cars were sold as Sunbeam-Talbots.