Talbot History:
Talbot and the Earl of Shrewsbury backed the company formed by DM Weigel to sell the French made Clement in Britain as the Clement-Talbot although by 1905 Adolph Clementsname was left out. British designed and built Talbots soon established a reputation for well-made, fast and efficient cars. British owned Alexandre Darracq of Paris took over both Talbot and Sunbeam in 1919 to form Sunbeam-Talbot Darracq.Rootes bought Clement Talbot Ltd. in 1935 and replaced the then current range with cars based on the Hillman Minx and Humber Snipe. In Britain, Sunbeam and Talbot marques were combined in 1938 to form Sunbeam-Talbot. Production of Sunbeam Talbot automobiles ceased during World War II and resumed again in 1946, and the Talbot name was dropped in 1955. The Sunbeam name continued under the Rootes management. After the war, only the French Talbot-Lago continued until 1960. The brand was bought by Simca in 1958. In 1967, Chrysler took over Rootes and merged it with Simca to form Chrysler Europe. At the end of 1978, Peugeot took over Chrysler Europe and resurrected the Talbot name, using it to re-badge the former Simca and Rootes models

Talbot Overview:
Talbot was originally the British brand name used to sell imported French Clement-Bayard cars. Founded in 1903, this business venture was financed by Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, 20th Earl of Shrewsbury, who lent his name to the firm. 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. Locally designed cars followed from 1906 and by 1910 50 to 60 cars a month were being made. A Talbot was the first car to cover 100 miles in an hour in 1913.

Other Talbot Details:
Through its years, Talbot introduced several famous models. Famous models produced in partnership with the parent company Chrysler include; Simca 1307, Talbot Samba, Chrysler Sunbeam, Hillman Avenger, Chrysler Horizon, Simca 1307 and Talbot Tagora. The Simca 1307 was the name under which Chrysler Europe launched its new large family car in 1975. A modern, front-wheel drive hatchback, it was one of the first such cars in that class, along with the Volkswagen Passat.The Talbot Samba was a supermini car manufactured by the PSA Group in the former Simca factory in Poissy, France and marketed under the short-lived modern-day Talbot brand. The Chrysler Sunbeam was a small supermini 3-door hatchback manufactured by Chrysler Europe at the former Rootes Group factory in Linwood in Scotland. The Hillman Avenger was a rear-wheel drive Small family car originally manufactured under the Hillman marque by the Rootes Group between 1970 and 1976, and made by Chrysler Europe from 1976 to 1981 as the Chrysler Avenger and finally the Talbot Avenger. The Horizon was a subcompact automobile developed by Chrysler Europe and was sold in Europe between 1977 and 1985 under the Chrysler, Simca and Talbot nameplates. The Talbot Tagora was an executive car developed by Chrysler Europe and produced by Peugeot Societe Anonyme (PSA). The Tagora was marketed under the Talbot marque after PSA took over ChryslersEuropean operations in 1979.