Clément-Bayard Type 4M
Car : Clément-Bayard Type 4M
Year : 1911
Engine : 4 cylinders in line
Bore and stroke : 60×120 mm
Cylinder capacity : 1354 cc
Gears : 3 forward
Brake horse power :18
Maximum speed : 52 mph
Wheelbase : 7 ft 5 ins (2.26 m)
Suspension : front and rear : semi-elliptic leaf- springs
This model is renowned in France for its quality in relation to its small engine capacity and the roominess of its seating. A feature of this model was that the radiator was positioned behind the hood of the engine.
Clément-Bayard’s production was characterized by a large number of models (eight in 1913) of various engine sizes. Amongst these , in 1906 there was a large 100 HP ‘square’ engine (160×160 mm), intended principally for racing. The 18 HP which distinguished itself in the 1903 Paris-Madrid race also had a ‘square’ engine (90×90 mm).
Adolphe Clément was more a business man than an engineer and he directed all his efforts towards establishing a consortium with foreign manufacturers to expand production with an international flavour. The first fruit of this policy was the creation of Clément-Talbot in England. Adolphe Clément also attempted to produce a standardized type of taxi. In Italy he had business connections with Diatto. After the war Adolphe Clément-Bayard had financial problems and its factories at Levallois were taken over by Citroën. The English Clément-Talbot company retained this name although the cars were always known simply as Talbots.