British Salmson

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British Salmson 12/70 hp touring car 4 seats (1935)

British Salmson S 6 D 20-90 (1936)

British Salmson was a British automobile brand owned by Aero Engines Ltd. was made in London 1934-1939. For financial reasons, importing the vehicles from France was no longer profitable. The parent company Salmson therefore decided to set up its own production facility in London, which in addition to automobiles also built an aircraft engine (hence the company's name).

Based on the S4C model of the French parent company, a 12/55 hp and a 12/70 hp model, each with a four-cylinder engine with two overhead camshafts , were offered from 1934 . In 1937 the more powerful car was replaced by a 14 hp model. In 1936–1939, a six-cylinder model based on the same model, the 20/90 hp, was also manufactured.

British Salmson obtained the vehicle bodies from various British bodywork companies , in particular Newns , REAL , Ranalah and Whittingham & Mitchel . In terms of automotive history, some aerodynamically designed hatchback sedans with a total of six side windows and a sloping rear, which Whittingham & Mitchel built on S4D chassis from 1937 onwards, are of particular interest.

In 1939, the production of the sporty vehicles was stopped again, while in France Salmson cars were made until 1957.

Models

model	Construction period	cylinder	Displacement	wheelbase
12/55 hp	1934-1938	4 row	1466 cc	2800 mm
12/70 hp	1934-1936	4 row	1466 cc	2800 mm
14 hp	1937	4 row	1730 cc	2845 mm
14 hp	1938	4 row	1596 cc	2845 mm
20/90 hp	1936-1939	6 row	2598 cc	2858 mm

literature

• David Culshaw, Peter Horrobin: The Complete Catalog of British Cars 1895-1975. Veloce Publishing, Dorchester 1999, ISBN 1-874105-93-6 .

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