TALBOT / PARIS / LONDON / FRANCE / UK ( 1903 - 1992 )
TALBOT was an
automobile marque that existed from 1903 to 1992, with a hiatus from
1960 to 1978, under different owners, latterly PEUGEOT.
TALBOT was originally the British marque used to sell imported French Clément -Bayard cars.
In 1978 SIMCA - CHRYSLER was bought by PEUGEOT and renamed TALBOT.
PEUGEOT closed the firm in 1992.
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| British TALBOT LONDON emblem |
| Size | c. 3.5 cm x 5.0 cm |
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| Year | 1912 |
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| TALBOT LONDON seen in Beaulieu in 2018 |
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| emblem shown above with perfect enamel |
| Size | 4.8 cm x 6.0 cm |
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| Year | 1912 |
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| on this 1912 motor magazine you can see the rectangular emblem shown above |
There was another emblem much more detailed:
| Size | 4.8 cm x 5.9 cm |
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| Year | 1912 |
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| backside without makers mark |
Later the emblem became round:
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| French TALBOT DARRACQ emblem (because you read LONDRES instead of LONDON !) |
| Size | 6.0 cm |
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| Year | 1921 - 1923 |
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| 1922 British advertisement for the TALBOT - DARRACQ |
In 1924 the emblem became rectangular:
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| 1928 advertisement with rectangular in a Belgian magazine |
And here you see an extravagant French prewar emblem. It is from the 1933 / 1934 TALBOT H75.
| Size | 6.0cm x 7.2 cm |
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| Year | 1934 |
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| same style, but the wings are simplified |
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| 1934 advertisement radiator with the emblem shown above |
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| look at the names: LONDON W. and SURESNES. |
North Kensington is an area of West and North - West London where the first Clement Talbot were assembled, therefore LONDON W.
The British-owned, Paris-based Darracq took over Clement Talbot including the British Talbot and Talbot models. Therefore SURESNES .Cars built at Suresnes were then marketed as Talbot-Darracq.
Thank you Matt for this valuable information.
Hello Claus,
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"London, W.:"
Starting in 1905, the company branded its imported cars as Clement Talbot and began assembling French made parts at a new factory in North Kensington, London, selling them under the name Talbot. North Kensington is an area of west and northwest London. This is where "London, W." comes from.
"Suresnes":
1919 The British-owned, Paris-based Darracq took over Clement Talbot including the British Talbot and Talbot models. Cars built at Suresnes were then marketed as Talbot-Darracq.
Maybe this helps,
Matt
Thank you Matt for this valuable information !
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