Clement Motor

The Clement Motor Co. Ltd. was a British automobile manufacturer based in Coventry (Warwickshire) . Middle-class cars were built there from 1907 to 1914 . The company's roots were in France with the Clément-Bayard company . Mostly, however, vehicles were created that were based on designs by the Swift Motor Company .

In 1907 the 10/12 hp with a 1.7-liter two-cylinder in-line engine was presented. By the end of production in 1912, the displacement increased to 1.8 liters. This car was accompanied by two four-cylinder models : the 14/18 hp initially had a displacement of 2.7 l; by 1911, however, this had fallen to 2.3 liters. The 18/28 hp had a 3.7 liter engine, the displacement of which had dropped to 3.6 liters by 1912.

In 1913 two new four-cylinder models came out: the 12/14 hp with 1.9 l displacement and another 14/18 hp with 3.05 l displacement. In 1914 a 16/20 hp was added at short notice .

At the end of 1914, production ceased with the start of the First World War . The corresponding models then appeared as Swift .

Models

model	Construction period	cylinder	Displacement	wheelbase
10/12 hp	1907-1912	2 row	1703-1798 cc
14/18 hp	1907-1911	4 row	2284-2714 cc
18/28 hp	1907-1912	4 row	3596-3686 cc
12/14 hp	1913-1914	4 row	1940 cc	2743 mm
14/18 hp	1913-1914	4 row	3052 cc	3048 mm
16/20 hp	1914	4 row

literature

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

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