Darracq Motor Engineering Company Limited was a London importer, retailer and wholesaler of French-made Darracq and Talbot automobiles, a coachbuilder making regular production runs of bodies for S T D group products and a property holding company on behalf of its parent S T D Motors Limited.
Darracq Motor Engineering Company Limited
Industry
Automotive
Founded
1 May 1916; 108 years ago (1916-05-01) in London, UK
In 1935 its assets were sold following the financial collapse of S T D Motors in 1934. The coachbuilding business was bought by the Rootes brothers and lost its separate identity.
In 1916 the board of A Darracq and Company (1905) Limited (later S T D Motors) elected to rearrange ownership of its Suresnes, Paris plant and the Darracq distribution system in London. Darracq Motor Engineering was incorporated[1][note 1] to take over their assets located in Britain: 150 Bond Street showrooms, warehouses, service garages etc.,[2] including their Fulham, London Works, at that time making munitions, aircraft and components such as propellers and under the wartime control of the Royal Aircraft Factory.
After incorporation Darracq Motor Engineering Company added to its British assets ownership of the Darracq land in France on which their Suresnes plant was situated. Darracq Motor Engineering then leased it to a new French company, Société Anonyme Darracq, incorporated to hold all the other French assets formerly held directly by A Darracq and Company (1905) Limited.[2]
A Darracq and Company (1905) (soon to be renamed S T D Motors) was then reduced to a non-trading company holding ownership of the various French and British businesses.[2]
After the 1918 Armistice the Fulham Works once again made motor car bodies for Darracqs and continued to assemble French-sourced components.
After 1920 offices and showrooms in The Vale, Acton at the intersection with Warple Way were shared with W & G Du Cros another group member.
In the expanded combine Darracq Motor Engineering also made bodies for Sunbeam of Wolverhampton and Talbot London.[3] In spite of the manufacturer's name change Darracq Motor Engineering continued to import and sell SA Talbot cars sent from France for sale in Britain and brand them Darracq.[4]
The Rootes brothers folded the coachbuilding portion of this business into Clément-Talbot's In January 1935 and it lost its separate identity.[5][6]
New cars remained available (and service and spares) from D.A.R.A. Co Limited at 1a Kilburn High Road, Maida Vale NW6. Rebadging of SA Talbot cars sent from Suresnes to Britain continued after the dissolution of Darracq Motor Engineering because Clément-Talbot's British business remained active. In 1938 Clément-Talbot's name was changed to Sunbeam-Talbot. After twenty years its products dropped Talbot from their badges in 1954.
Cars manufactured in Suresnes, Paris (1919–1938)edit
at first badged Talbot Darracq and later Darracq for sale in Britain
1920 Talbot-Darracq 4.6-litre 20hp V8 drophead coupé built in France and branded Talbot-Darracq for distribution from London as well as retailing by Darracq Motor Engineering Company
Information assembled from The Autocar Buyer's Guide and published in Appendix V, Ian Nickols and Kent Karslake, Motoring Entente, Cassell, London 1956
1924 Darracq 12/32 Sport Cloverleaf in Sweden1936 Talbot Darracq T150C
years
name
(French)
disp
cyl's
bore /
stroke
RAC
tax hp
bhp
gear
box
wheelbase
track
1920-1921
20 (A)
4594
V8
75 x 130
27.9
—
4
138 in (3,505 mm)
53 in (1,346 mm)
1920, 1922
16 (V14)
2938
4
85 x 130
17.9
—
4
129 in (3,277 mm)
51 in (1,295 mm)
1921
14
2297
4
75 x 130
14
—
4
129 in (3,277 mm)
51 in (1,295 mm)
1922
8
970
4
57 x 95
8
—
3
96 in (2,438 mm)
47 in (1,194 mm)
1922
12
1460
4
65 x 110
10.5
—
3
118 in (2,997 mm)
49 in (1,245 mm)
1922
27.9 (A)
4594
V8
75 x 130
27.9
—
4
138 in (3,505 mm)
53 in (1,346 mm)
1923
8/18
970
4
57 x 95
8
—
3
97 in (2,464 mm)
47 in (1,194 mm)
1923
12/32 (DC)
1598
4
68 x 110
11.5
—
3
118 in (2,997 mm)
49 in (1,245 mm)
1923
18/36
2938
4
85 x 130
17.9
—
4
129 in (3,277 mm)
51 in (1,295 mm)
1923
20/40
3230
4
89 x 130
19.6
—
4
129 in (3,277 mm)
51 in (1,295 mm)
1923
28/70
4594
V8
75 x 130
27.9
—
4
138 in (3,505 mm)
53 in (1,346 mm)
1924
15/40 (DS)
2121
4
75 x 120
14
—
3
126 in (3,200 mm)
53 in (1,346 mm)
1924-1926
12/32 (DC)
1598
4
68 x 110
11.5
—
3
118 in (2,997 mm)
53 in (1,346 mm)
1926-1927
15/40
2294
4
78 x 120
15.9
—
3
118 in (2,997 mm)
53 in (1,346 mm)
1926-1927
17/75
2540
6
70 x110
18.2
—
3 / 4
132 in (3,353 mm)
55 in (1,397 mm)
1927–1928
12/40
1669
4
69.5 x 110
12
—
4
123 in (3,124 mm)
53 in (1,346 mm)
1927–1928
20/98
2916
6
75 x 110
20.9
—
4
131 in (3,327 mm)
55 in (1,397 mm)
1928
16 (M67)
1999
4
67 x 94.5
16.7
—
4
127 in (3,226 mm)
54 in (1,372 mm)
1929-1930
16 (M67)
1999
4
67 x 94.5
16.7
—
4
127 in (3,226 mm)
55 in (1,397 mm)
1929-1930
20 (K74)
2440
6
74 x 94.5
20.4
—
4
127 in (3,226 mm)
55 in (1,397 mm)
1929-1930
20 (T)
2916
6
75 x 110
20.9
—
4
136.5 in (3,467 mm)
55 in (1,397 mm)
1930
30
3823
St8
78 x 100
30.2
—
4
143 in (3,632 mm)
55 in (1,397 mm)
1931
20.9
2504
6
75 x 94.5
20.9
—
4
124 in (3,150 mm)
57 in (1,448 mm)
1931
22.6
2866
6
78 x 100
22.6
—
4
134 in (3,404 mm)
57 in (1,448 mm)
1931–1933
30.1
3823
St8
78 x 100
30.2
—
4
139 in (3,531 mm)
57 in (1,448 mm)
1932
16 (M67)
1999
4
67 x 94.5
16.7
—
4
126 in (3,200 mm)
57 in (1,448 mm)
1932
20
2504
6
75 x 94.5
20.9
—
4
126 in (3,200 mm)
57 in (1,448 mm)
1932
22
2866
6
78 x 100
22.6
—
4
126 in (3,200 mm)
57 in (1,448 mm)
1932-1933
30
3823
St8
78 x 100
30.2
—
4
143 in (3,632 mm)
57 in (1,448 mm)
1933
16 (M67)
1999
4
67 x 94.5
16.7
—
4
117 in (2,972 mm)
55 in (1,397 mm)
1933-1934
20
2504
6
75 x 94.5
20.9
—
4
117 in (2,972 mm)
57 in (1,448 mm)
1934
16 (L67)
1999
4
67 x 94.5
16.7
—
4
117 in (2,972 mm)
57 in (1,448 mm)
1934
28
3563
8
75 x 100
27.9
—
4
124 in (3,150 mm) /
138 in (3,505 mm)
57 in (1,448 mm)
1936–1936
16.7
1999
6
67 x 94.5
16.7
—
4
127 in (3,226 mm)
55 in (1,397 mm)
Notesedit
^New Companies: Darracq Motor Engineering Company Limited. Reg. Office: Townmead Works, Townmead Road, Fulham, London S.W.; manufacturers of automobiles, aeroplanes, motor cars, motor and other cycles, mechanical and general engineers, etc. Private Company Mechanical Power, vol 11, 1916. page 11, 6 April 1916
Referencesedit
^Company Matters, Flight magazine, 23 November 1916
^ abcThe Motor Transport Year Book and Directory Electrical Press, London, 1918
^S.T.D. Motors, Limited. (Incorporated under the Companies Acts, 1862 to 1900.) The Times, Monday, 10 Mar 1924; pg. 20; Issue 43596
^Anthony Blight, Georges Roesch and the Invincible Talbot Grenville, London 1970
^S.T.D. Subsidiaries. The Times, Tuesday, 12 Feb 1935; pg. 21; Issue 46986
^S.T.D. Motors Report. The Times, Thursday, 21 Feb 1935; pg. 19; Issue 46994
External linksedit
January 01, 1970
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Darracq Motor Engineering Company Limited was a London importer retailer and wholesaler of French made Darracq and Talbot automobiles a coachbuilder making regular production runs of bodies for S T D group products and a property holding company on behalf of its parent S T D Motors Limited Darracq Motor Engineering Company LimitedIndustryAutomotiveFounded1 May 1916 108 years ago 1916 05 01 in London UKFoundersA Darracq and Company 1905 LimitedFateLiquidated and dissolved after 1935HeadquartersLondon United KingdomAreas servedUnited Kingdom and British Empire except CanadaProductsMotor bodies motor importerOwnersA Darracq and Company 1905 LimitedParentA Darracq and Company 1905 Limited In 1935 its assets were sold following the financial collapse of S T D Motors in 1934 The coachbuilding business was bought by the Rootes brothers and lost its separate identity Contents 1 Purpose 2 Activities 3 Rootes 3 1 Cars manufactured in Suresnes Paris 1919 1938 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksPurpose editIn 1916 the board of A Darracq and Company 1905 Limited later S T D Motors elected to rearrange ownership of its Suresnes Paris plant and the Darracq distribution system in London Darracq Motor Engineering was incorporated 1 note 1 to take over their assets located in Britain 150 Bond Street showrooms warehouses service garages etc 2 including their Fulham London Works at that time making munitions aircraft and components such as propellers and under the wartime control of the Royal Aircraft Factory After incorporation Darracq Motor Engineering Company added to its British assets ownership of the Darracq land in France on which their Suresnes plant was situated Darracq Motor Engineering then leased it to a new French company Societe Anonyme Darracq incorporated to hold all the other French assets formerly held directly by A Darracq and Company 1905 Limited 2 A Darracq and Company 1905 soon to be renamed S T D Motors was then reduced to a non trading company holding ownership of the various French and British businesses 2 Activities edit nbsp 1934 Talbot AX65 body by Darracq After the 1918 Armistice the Fulham Works once again made motor car bodies for Darracqs and continued to assemble French sourced components After 1920 offices and showrooms in The Vale Acton at the intersection with Warple Way were shared with W amp G Du Cros another group member In the expanded combine Darracq Motor Engineering also made bodies for Sunbeam of Wolverhampton and Talbot London 3 In spite of the manufacturer s name change Darracq Motor Engineering continued to import and sell SA Talbot cars sent from France for sale in Britain and brand them Darracq 4 Rootes edit nbsp 1938 Darracq by Figoni et Falaschi The Rootes brothers folded the coachbuilding portion of this business into Clement Talbot s In January 1935 and it lost its separate identity 5 6 New cars remained available and service and spares from D A R A Co Limited at 1a Kilburn High Road Maida Vale NW6 Rebadging of SA Talbot cars sent from Suresnes to Britain continued after the dissolution of Darracq Motor Engineering because Clement Talbot s British business remained active In 1938 Clement Talbot s name was changed to Sunbeam Talbot After twenty years its products dropped Talbot from their badges in 1954 Cars manufactured in Suresnes Paris 1919 1938 edit at first badged Talbot Darracq and later Darracq for sale in Britain nbsp 1920 Talbot Darracq 4 6 litre 20hp V8 drophead coupe built in France and branded Talbot Darracq for distribution from London as well as retailing by Darracq Motor Engineering Company Information assembled from The Autocar Buyer s Guide and published in Appendix V Ian Nickols and Kent Karslake Motoring Entente Cassell London 1956 nbsp 1924 Darracq 12 32 Sport Cloverleaf in Sweden nbsp 1936 Talbot Darracq T150C years name French disp cyl s bore stroke RAC tax hp bhp gear box wheelbase track 1920 1921 20 A 4594 V8 75 x 130 27 9 4 138 in 3 505 mm 53 in 1 346 mm 1920 1922 16 V14 2938 4 85 x 130 17 9 4 129 in 3 277 mm 51 in 1 295 mm 1921 14 2297 4 75 x 130 14 4 129 in 3 277 mm 51 in 1 295 mm 1922 8 970 4 57 x 95 8 3 96 in 2 438 mm 47 in 1 194 mm 1922 12 1460 4 65 x 110 10 5 3 118 in 2 997 mm 49 in 1 245 mm 1922 27 9 A 4594 V8 75 x 130 27 9 4 138 in 3 505 mm 53 in 1 346 mm 1923 8 18 970 4 57 x 95 8 3 97 in 2 464 mm 47 in 1 194 mm 1923 12 32 DC 1598 4 68 x 110 11 5 3 118 in 2 997 mm 49 in 1 245 mm 1923 18 36 2938 4 85 x 130 17 9 4 129 in 3 277 mm 51 in 1 295 mm 1923 20 40 3230 4 89 x 130 19 6 4 129 in 3 277 mm 51 in 1 295 mm 1923 28 70 4594 V8 75 x 130 27 9 4 138 in 3 505 mm 53 in 1 346 mm 1924 15 40 DS 2121 4 75 x 120 14 3 126 in 3 200 mm 53 in 1 346 mm 1924 1926 12 32 DC 1598 4 68 x 110 11 5 3 118 in 2 997 mm 53 in 1 346 mm 1926 1927 15 40 2294 4 78 x 120 15 9 3 118 in 2 997 mm 53 in 1 346 mm 1926 1927 17 75 2540 6 70 x110 18 2 3 4 132 in 3 353 mm 55 in 1 397 mm 1927 1928 12 40 1669 4 69 5 x 110 12 4 123 in 3 124 mm 53 in 1 346 mm 1927 1928 20 98 2916 6 75 x 110 20 9 4 131 in 3 327 mm 55 in 1 397 mm 1928 16 M67 1999 4 67 x 94 5 16 7 4 127 in 3 226 mm 54 in 1 372 mm 1929 1930 16 M67 1999 4 67 x 94 5 16 7 4 127 in 3 226 mm 55 in 1 397 mm 1929 1930 20 K74 2440 6 74 x 94 5 20 4 4 127 in 3 226 mm 55 in 1 397 mm 1929 1930 20 T 2916 6 75 x 110 20 9 4 136 5 in 3 467 mm 55 in 1 397 mm 1930 30 3823 St8 78 x 100 30 2 4 143 in 3 632 mm 55 in 1 397 mm 1931 20 9 2504 6 75 x 94 5 20 9 4 124 in 3 150 mm 57 in 1 448 mm 1931 22 6 2866 6 78 x 100 22 6 4 134 in 3 404 mm 57 in 1 448 mm 1931 1933 30 1 3823 St8 78 x 100 30 2 4 139 in 3 531 mm 57 in 1 448 mm 1932 16 M67 1999 4 67 x 94 5 16 7 4 126 in 3 200 mm 57 in 1 448 mm 1932 20 2504 6 75 x 94 5 20 9 4 126 in 3 200 mm 57 in 1 448 mm 1932 22 2866 6 78 x 100 22 6 4 126 in 3 200 mm 57 in 1 448 mm 1932 1933 30 3823 St8 78 x 100 30 2 4 143 in 3 632 mm 57 in 1 448 mm 1933 16 M67 1999 4 67 x 94 5 16 7 4 117 in 2 972 mm 55 in 1 397 mm 1933 1934 20 2504 6 75 x 94 5 20 9 4 117 in 2 972 mm 57 in 1 448 mm 1934 16 L67 1999 4 67 x 94 5 16 7 4 117 in 2 972 mm 57 in 1 448 mm 1934 28 3563 8 75 x 100 27 9 4 124 in 3 150 mm 138 in 3 505 mm 57 in 1 448 mm 1936 1936 16 7 1999 6 67 x 94 5 16 7 4 127 in 3 226 mm 55 in 1 397 mm Notes edit New Companies Darracq Motor Engineering Company Limited Reg Office Townmead Works Townmead Road Fulham London S W manufacturers of automobiles aeroplanes motor cars motor and other cycles mechanical and general engineers etc Private CompanyMechanical Power vol 11 1916 page 11 6 April 1916References edit Company Matters Flight magazine 23 November 1916 a b c The Motor Transport Year Book and Directory Electrical Press London 1918 S T D Motors Limited Incorporated under the Companies Acts 1862 to 1900 The Times Monday 10 Mar 1924 pg 20 Issue 43596 Anthony Blight Georges Roesch and the Invincible TalbotGrenville London 1970 S T D Subsidiaries The Times Tuesday 12 Feb 1935 pg 21 Issue 46986 S T D Motors Report The Times Thursday 21 Feb 1935 pg 19 Issue 46994External links editTalbot Darracq 1921 models from Darracq Motor Engineering 1938 Darracq and Lago brochure issued by D A R A Co 1939 Darracq and Lago brochure issued by D A R A Co Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Darracq Motor Engineering Company amp oldid 1162455635, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
