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The Talbot automobile marque has a long and storied history that spans both sides of the English Channel. Its tale is one of the auto industries most complex -- and confusing.

In 1903, Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, the 20th Earl of Shrewsbury, lent his name and financial backing to a company that imported Clement-Bayard cars from France. They sold cars branded Clement-Talbot and also began assembling French made parts in London under the Talbot name. Locally designed cars were made between 1906 and 1910 and a Talbot earned prestige by becoming the first car to cover 100 miles in an hour in 1913.

In 1919, Darracq, a British-owned but French-based company, took over Talbot and began producing cars under the Talbot-Darracq label and in 1920, Darracq then became Sunbeam-Talbot-Darracq.

One of Talbot's most well known engineers, Georges Roesch, pioneered a number of popular models, including the Talbot 105 (1925). Roesch-engineered vehicles enjoyed great strides in racing, with drivers including Brian Lewis, Johnny Hindmarsh and John Cobb behind the wheel.

In 1935, Sunbeam-Talbot-Darracq broke up and the British-based Rootes Group took over Clement-Talbot. Anthony Lago purchased the factory in France and created the Talbot-Lago brand, which continued until 1960 when it was bought by Simca. In Britain, Sunbeam and Talbot marques merged to form Sunbeam-Talbot in 1938. Sunbeam Talbot automobiles ceased production during World War II and resumed again in 1946, though the Talbot name was dropped.

In 1967, Chrysler took over Rootes and merged it with Simca to form Chrysler Europe. After a time in which the Talbot name was not used at all, Chrysler offered the Talbot Horizon, the Talbot 1510 and the Talbot Solara, all produced by a factory in Finland in the 70s.

In 1978, Peugeot took over Chrysler Europe and resurrected the Talbot name once again, using it basically to re-brand the former Simca and Rootes model cars. Peugeot produced a number of Talbot vehicles from 1970 to 1986, including the Sunbeam, Samba, Avenger, Horizon, Alpine, Solara and Tagora. All passenger cars were discontinued in 1980s and only a Talbot Express panel van remained in production until 1992, until the Talbot name was discontinued entirely.

As of 2008, Peugeot reportedly had been considering resurrecting the Talbot name.

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