The most successful division of the Anglo-French Sunbeam-Talbot-Darracq combine, Talbot might well have escaped take-over by Rootes in 1935 had it not been shackled to its weaker partners. The company's then healthy position had been achieved by a succession of well-engineered products penned by its designer, Swiss-born Georges Roesch, whose obsess..

The Riley TT SpritePercy Riley’s proven twin-camshaft layout was retained for the new Hugh Rose-designed 1½-litre four-cylinder engine, the 12/4, introduced in September 1934. The Falcon saloon debuted on the new 12hp chassis, which was also available with the familiar Kestrel saloon and Lynx tourer coachwork. In 1935, the range wa..

The pioneering rear engined Cooper-Climax Formula racing cars of the Type 43/45/51 family stand alongside cars such as the Alfa Romeo Tipo B and Lotus 79 as designs that truly revolutionized the world of Grand Prix racing. Customers flocked to Cooper's garage door to buy their revolutionary rear-engined racing cars. Then in 1955 the centre-seat ..