Shopping on line can be easy, simple and save you lots of money. It can also take a lot of your time, frustrate you, and result in unwanted purchases. Now the same can be said for regular high street shopping, but with the vast opportunity presented by the Internet it will pay you to spend a few minutes reading this and understanding how to better optimize your Talbot shopping experience:
1. Compare - without doubt the biggest advantage that the Talbot offers shoppers today is the ability to compare thousands of Talbot at a time. This is a great thing, but not necessarily all the time! Too much can be daunting at times so take advantage of the great comparison sites and where possible let them do the hard work for you.
2. Research - if it has been said it will be on the internet. Ignorance is no longer a justifiable reason for buying the wrong thing. Take the time to research in detail everything that you could possible want to know about
3. Testimonials - don't know anybody that has bought a Talbot? Wrong! If the Talbot is good the internet will let you know. Use the Internet as a friend and get testimonials before you buy.
4. Questions - Got a question about Talbot then search the Forums, FAQ's, Blogs etc. Don't be afraid to ask .....
5. Reputation - Never heard of the company selling Talbot? Don't worry, no reason why you should know every company in the world, but you know someone that does! Use the internet to find out what people are saying about Talbot and build up a picture of their reputation for sales, returns, customer service, delivery etc.
6. Returns - still worried that even after all of the above your Talbot wont be what you want? Check out the returns policy. There is so much competition now that someone, somewhere is bound to offer the terms that you are comfortable with.
7. Feedback - happy with your Talbot then let people know, after all you are depending on others people input in your buying decision, so why not give a little back.
8. Security - check for the yellow padlock on the Talbot site before you buy, and the s after http:/ /i.e. https:// = a secure site
9. Contact - got a question about Talbot, or want to leave a comment then check out the sites contact page. Reputable companies have them and respond.
10. Payment - ready to pay for your Talbot, then use your credit card or PayPal! Be aware of companies that don't accept them, there may be genuine reasons but given the huge amount of choice you have when buying online there is no reason at all not to buy via credit card or PayPal.
{{Infobox Company| company_name = Talbot| company_logo = | company_type = Private| foundation = 1903| defunct = 1986| location =
North Kensington,
United Kingdom| industry = [Automobile| products = Automobiles] brand, whose history is one of the industry's most complex.
Inception of the British Talbot
Talbot was originally the United Kingdom brand name used to sell imported French Clément-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 Clément-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 (160 kilometres) in an hour in 1913.
Parallel Talbots in Britain and France
During World War I, the firm manufactured ambulances. French and British operations continued in separate, parallel production and marketing processes until 1919, when British-owned but Paris-based Darracq took over the company; Darracq-made Talbots were marketed as
Talbot-Darracqs. The following year, Darracq was reorganised as part of the Sunbeam-Talbot-Darracq (STD) conglomerate.
In 1916, Swiss native Georges Roesch became chief engineer, and in the early 1920's, Talbot built a number of successful models, including the
14/45 hp, or
Talbot 105, which was first built in 1926. In the 1930's, Roesch-designed Talbots enjoyed success in racing with the Fox & Nicholl team, with drivers including the Hon. Brian Lewis, Johnny Hindmarsh, and John Cobb (motorist) (better known for his
land speed record attempts). They were also highly successful in the Alpine Trial.This era is documented in great detail by Anthony Blight in his book
Georges Roesch and the Invincible Talbot (Grenville Publishing, 1970).
The Rootes era
In 1935 STD combine collapsed and the Rootes Group took over Clément-Talbot. For Rootes, profits were more important than engineering - the existing models were simply rebadged. The French factory was bought by Anthony Lago who used
Talbot-Lago as a brand afterwards.
In Britain, Sunbeam (car) 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 (Rapier, Alpine and Tiger) until 1967 when control was taken over by Chrysler.
The Chrysler era
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. The Talbot name was not used in this era, although the Chrysler "Pentastar" logo and name (used as the marque) gradually replaced the Rootes brands as the 1970s progressed.
Chrysler had just developed with Simca new Horizon/Omni line, and the Talbot Horizon was produced in Finland at Uusikaupunki factory. Other Chrysler-based Talbots were also made there,
Talbot 1510 and Talbot Solara. Top-of-the line model was called Talbot Solara VIP.
The Peugeot era
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. The Peugeot takeover saw the end of Hillman Hunter production, but the Chrysler-designed 1510 (Chrysler Alpine in UK), and
Chrysler Horizon remained in production.
All former Chrysler products registered in Britain after
1 August 1979 bore the Talbot badge.
The last remaining car produced by the Rootes group, the Chrysler (previously Hillman)
Chrysler Avenger, remained in production as a Talbot until the end of 1981. 1981 also saw the end of production of the Avenger-derived
Talbot Sunbeam. The entry-level model in the Talbot range from 1982 onwards would be the
Talbot Samba, a three-door hatchback based on the Peugeot 104.
In 1981, Peugeot began producing the Talbot Tagora, a boxy four-door saloon marketed as a Ford Granada rival. But it was not popular in either Britain or France and production ceased in 1983.
At the end of 1984, the Alpine hatchback and its related Solara saloon were rebadged Minx and Rapier depending upon specification rather than body shape. The new names were inherited from the Rootes Group; Rootes had previously produced the
Hillman Minx and
Sunbeam Rapier. These cars were produced until
1986.
At the end of 1985, Peugeot replaced the Talbot Horizon with the Peugeot 309. Peugeot had originally planned to sell the car as the Talbot Arizona but had now changed its plans and was now intent on phasing out the Talbot marque. Production of the Horizon continued in
Spain and Finland until 1987.
During 1986 all passenger cars were discontinued, although the
Talbot Express panel van continued in production until 1992 when the entire Talbot brand was axed.
Cars built by Talbot (1979-1986)
Talbot in Formula One
Talbot had two brief spells in Formula One. The 4.5-litre, six-cylinder Talbot-Lago T26 was eligible for F1 competition post-war, and many examples, both factory and private, appeared in the first two years of the F1 World Championship, 1950 and 1951. Talbots came fourth and fifth in the inaugural World Championship race, the
1950 British Grand Prix, piloted by
Yves Giraud-Cabantous and
Louis Rosier respectively. The move to two-litre F2 regulations for 1952 effectively ended Talbot's F1 spell as a manufacturer.
There was a brief participation in Formula One in the early eighties by associating with Ligier and using its Matra connection to secure a Matra engine for them, although the cars were known as Ligier-Matras and Talbot branding merely appeared on the car. This lasted two years and was moderately successful, Jacques Laffite coming fourth in the 1981 championship.
References
External links
- The Sunbeam Talbot Darracq Register, additional details on the history of Talbot
- Simca Club UK, caters for all Talbot vehicles 1951-1986.
{{Infobox Company| company_name = Talbot| company_logo = | company_type = Private| foundation = 1903| defunct = 1986| location = North Kensington, United Kingdom| industry = [Automobile| products = Automobiles] brand, whose history is one of the industry's most complex.
Inception of the British Talbot
Talbot was originally the United Kingdom brand name used to sell imported French Clément-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 Clément-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 (160 kilometres) in an hour in 1913.
Parallel Talbots in Britain and France
During
World War I, the firm manufactured ambulances. French and British operations continued in separate, parallel production and marketing processes until 1919, when British-owned but Paris-based Darracq took over the company; Darracq-made Talbots were marketed as Talbot-Darracqs. The following year, Darracq was reorganised as part of the
Sunbeam-Talbot-Darracq (STD) conglomerate.
In 1916, Swiss native
Georges Roesch became chief engineer, and in the early 1920's, Talbot built a number of successful models, including the
14/45 hp, or
Talbot 105, which was first built in 1926. In the 1930's, Roesch-designed Talbots enjoyed success in racing with the Fox & Nicholl team, with drivers including the Hon. Brian Lewis, Johnny Hindmarsh, and
John Cobb (motorist) (better known for his
land speed record attempts). They were also highly successful in the Alpine Trial.This era is documented in great detail by Anthony Blight in his book
Georges Roesch and the Invincible Talbot (Grenville Publishing, 1970).
The Rootes era
In 1935 STD combine collapsed and the Rootes Group took over Clément-Talbot. For Rootes, profits were more important than engineering - the existing models were simply rebadged. The French factory was bought by Anthony Lago who used Talbot-Lago as a brand afterwards.
In Britain, Sunbeam (car) 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 (Rapier, Alpine and Tiger) until 1967 when control was taken over by Chrysler.
The Chrysler era
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. The Talbot name was not used in this era, although the Chrysler "Pentastar" logo and name (used as the marque) gradually replaced the Rootes brands as the 1970s progressed.
Chrysler had just developed with Simca new Horizon/Omni line, and the Talbot Horizon was produced in
Finland at
Uusikaupunki factory. Other Chrysler-based Talbots were also made there,
Talbot 1510 and
Talbot Solara. Top-of-the line model was called Talbot Solara VIP.
The Peugeot era
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. The Peugeot takeover saw the end of
Hillman Hunter production, but the Chrysler-designed 1510 (Chrysler Alpine in UK), and Chrysler Horizon remained in production.
All former Chrysler products registered in Britain after 1 August 1979 bore the Talbot badge.
The last remaining car produced by the Rootes group, the Chrysler (previously
Hillman) Chrysler Avenger, remained in production as a Talbot until the end of 1981. 1981 also saw the end of production of the Avenger-derived
Talbot Sunbeam. The entry-level model in the Talbot range from 1982 onwards would be the
Talbot Samba, a three-door hatchback based on the Peugeot 104.
In 1981, Peugeot began producing the Talbot Tagora, a boxy four-door saloon marketed as a
Ford Granada rival. But it was not popular in either Britain or France and production ceased in 1983.
At the end of 1984, the Alpine hatchback and its related Solara saloon were rebadged Minx and Rapier depending upon specification rather than body shape. The new names were inherited from the Rootes Group; Rootes had previously produced the
Hillman Minx and
Sunbeam Rapier. These cars were produced until 1986.
At the end of 1985, Peugeot replaced the Talbot Horizon with the
Peugeot 309. Peugeot had originally planned to sell the car as the Talbot Arizona but had now changed its plans and was now intent on phasing out the Talbot marque. Production of the Horizon continued in
Spain and
Finland until 1987.
During 1986 all passenger cars were discontinued, although the
Talbot Express panel van continued in production until 1992 when the entire Talbot brand was axed.
Cars built by Talbot (1979-1986)
Talbot in Formula One
Talbot had two brief spells in Formula One. The 4.5-litre, six-cylinder Talbot-Lago T26 was eligible for F1 competition post-war, and many examples, both factory and private, appeared in the first two years of the F1 World Championship, 1950 and 1951. Talbots came fourth and fifth in the inaugural World Championship race, the
1950 British Grand Prix, piloted by Yves Giraud-Cabantous and Louis Rosier respectively. The move to two-litre F2 regulations for 1952 effectively ended Talbot's F1 spell as a manufacturer.
There was a brief participation in Formula One in the early eighties by associating with
Ligier and using its Matra connection to secure a Matra engine for them, although the cars were known as Ligier-Matras and Talbot branding merely appeared on the car. This lasted two years and was moderately successful, Jacques Laffite coming fourth in the 1981 championship.
References
External links
- The Sunbeam Talbot Darracq Register, additional details on the history of Talbot
- Simca Club UK, caters for all Talbot vehicles 1951-1986.
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