Railton (car)

Railton was a British manufacturer of automobiles.

Company History

The company Railton Cars from Cobham in Surrey began in 1933 in the old production site of the brand Invicta with the assembly of automobiles. Company founder Sir Noel Macklin had the rights to his brand Invicta previously sold and distributed its new developments now under the name of the designer Reid Railton. The designer Railton, who through his record-breaking vehicles achieved fame later, though did little to the designs of the brand, but was concerned about royalties on the sale of vehicles.

In 1939, the production was stopped.

Rolling stock

The first model appeared Straight 8 1933 and was equipped with an eight-cylinder in-line engine of Terraplane. The engine produced in the first year of 4010 cc 95 hp, from 1934, after a displacement increase to 4168 cc 113 hp and 124 hp from 1936. 1937 supplemented two six-cylinder models with engines from Hudson with 2723 cc and 76 hp and 3475 cc displacement and 101 hp was added. 1938 appeared as the smallest model of 10 HP to the engine from the standard Ten, who made ​​33 hp from 1267 cc.

Vehicles of this brand are in skopos Motor Museum in Batley to visit in the Shuttleworth Collection Biggleswade in Bedfordshire and at Brooklands Museum in Weybridge.