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Talbot

Talbot has had a history which has changed in function and purpose and role within the industry. Its location has changed repeatedly and managed to keep the company afloat through the testing times of the 20th century.

It was originally the British brand name used to sell imported French Clément-Bayard cars. This importing began in 1905 and was successful. They imported many popular French cars under the Talbot name, thus eliminating production costs. They enjoyed the initial success of the luxury of having French cars to sell and the public lapped it up. With this new found capital, they decided that it was time to begin manufacturing their own cars. They began to design simple cars since 1906 and by 1910, an average of 55 cars were made and sold on a monthly basis. They also enjoyed the success that came along with their acheivement in breaking the record of covering 100 miles in less than an hour in 1913.

During world war one, the French and British sides of the operation began the manufacture of ambulances for wounded troops. They proved to be extremely helpful and practical on the battlefied in saving the lives of Allied soldiers.

In 1916, they were also working on the production designs on a small number of cars to keep the ball rolling. Some of their successes included the 14/45 hp, or Talbot 105, which was first built in 1926. They enjoyed success on the track in the Fox and Nicholl team and were also successful in the Alpine Trial. A very well-known event at the time.

After this period of success, the owners decided to sell Talbot, a process which would be repeated again and again by subsequent owners. This constant change of hands and location did hinder Talbots production bu also kept the company in the public eye. During this period, th Sunbeam car was among their most successful.

As of recently, the 1980s seen Peugeot produce many Talbot models, some more successful than others such as the Sceptre model, even though this was actually marketed under the Peugeot brand. In 1992, their final production vehicle, a panel van was stopped.

In 2008, the Talbot brand is being considered to be re-introduced to the market. Their main target market will be low budget buyers with most models due to be produced in places such as China.