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{{Infobox automobile
| image =
| image = File:MHV Atalanta V-12 4.3 litre 1939 02.jpg
| caption = 1939 saloon
| name = Atalanta
| manufacturer = Atalanta Motors Ltd
| name = Atalanta
| manufacturer = [[Atalanta Motors|Atalanta Motors Ltd]]
| production = 1937-1939<br> approx 20 made
| production = 1937-1939<br> approx 20 made
| class =
| class =
| body_style = 2-door sports<br>2-door coupé<br>2-door saloon
| engine = 1.5- or 2-litre straight 4<br>4.3-litre V-12
| body_style = 2-door sports<br>2-door coupé<br>2-door saloon
| engine = 1.5- or 2-litre straight 4<br>4.3-litre V-12
| transmission = 3- or 4-speed manual
| transmission = 3- or 4-speed manual
| length = 140, 152 and 176 inches (3556, 3861 and 4470 mm)<ref name=BritishCars>{{cite book |last=Culshaw |first= |authorlink= |author2=Horrobin |title=Complete Catalogue of British Cars |year=1974 |publisher=Macmillan |location=London |isbn=0-333-16689-2}}</ref>
| length = 140, 152 and 176 inches (3556, 3861 and 4470 mm)<ref name=BritishCars>{{cite book |last=Culshaw |first= |authorlink= |author2=Horrobin |title=Complete Catalogue of British Cars |year=1974 |publisher=Macmillan |location=London |isbn=0-333-16689-2}}</ref>
| width = 61 and 65 inches<br> (1550 and 1650 mm)<ref name=BritishCars/>
| width = 61 and 65 inches<br> (1550 and 1650 mm)<ref name=BritishCars/>
| height =
| height =
| weight =
| weight =
| wheelbase = 96, 108 and 120 inches <br>(2439, 2743 and 3050 mm)<ref name=BritishCars/>
| wheelbase = 96, 108 and 120 inches <br>(2439, 2743 and 3050 mm)<ref name=BritishCars/>
| designer =
| designer =
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The '''Atalanta''' was an [[England|English]] [[automobile]] manufactured from 1937 until 1939 by Atalanta Motors Ltd in [[Staines]], Middlesex. Two models were made.
The '''Atalanta''' was an [[England|English]] [[automobile]] manufactured from 1937 until 1939 by [[Atalanta Motors|Atalanta Motors Ltd]] in [[Staines]], Middlesex. Two models were made.


==History==
==History==
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From 1938 the car could be had with a 4·3-litre [[V12 engine|V-12]] [[Lincoln-Zephyr]] engine giving 112&nbsp;bhp which proved to be the more popular. The car had a 3-speed gearbox. A four-seat version on a slightly longer chassis was made as well as the two-seaters.
From 1938 the car could be had with a 4·3-litre [[V12 engine|V-12]] [[Lincoln-Zephyr]] engine giving 112&nbsp;bhp which proved to be the more popular. The car had a 3-speed gearbox. A four-seat version on a slightly longer chassis was made as well as the two-seaters.


The cars were very expensive and the outbreak of war stopped production after only about 20 cars were made.<ref name=AZ1930>{{cite book |last=Sedgwick |first=M. |authorlink= |title=A-Z of Cars of the 1930s|year=1989 |publisher=Bay View Books |location=Devon, UK |isbn=1-870979-38-9}}</ref> The company continued in existence making pumps and becoming Atalanta Engineering Ltd.
A 1496cc version raced in the 1938 Le Mans 24 hour race driven by Charles Morrison & Neil Watson (one of the company founders). The car retired with a broken driveshaft.
The cars were very expensive and the outbreak of war stopped production after only about 20 cars were made.<ref name=AZ1930>{{cite book |last=Sedgwick |first=M. |authorlink= |title=A-Z of Cars of the 1930s|year=1989 |publisher=Bay View Books |location=Devon, UK |isbn=1-870979-38-9}}</ref> The company continued in existence making pumps and becoming [[Atalanta Engineering|Atalanta Engineering Ltd]].


==RGS Atalanta==
==RGS Atalanta==
[[Richard Gaylard Shattock]] revived the name after the [[Second World War]] with the [[RGS Atalanta]], offering complete cars with fiberglass bodywork or parts kits until 1958. [[Lea-Francis]], [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] and [[Jaguar Cars|Jaguar]] engines were used, at least 1 car was equipped with an [[Aston Martin DB2/4]] 2.6ltr or 3ltr triple SU H6 carburettor engine.
[[Richard Gaylard Shattock]] revived the name after the [[Second World War]] with the [[RGS Atalanta]], offering complete cars with fiberglass bodywork or parts kits until 1958. [[Lea-Francis]], [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] and [[Jaguar Cars|Jaguar]] engines were used, at least 1 car was equipped with an [[Aston Martin DB2/4]] 2.6&nbsp;L or 3&nbsp;L triple SU H6 carburettor engine.
[[File:Gaisbergrennen 2013 078.JPG|thumb|1939 Atalanta 2 litre Roadster ex Midge Wiltby team car; body by Abbott of Farnham.]]
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Addition 14/10/2011. In the late 1930s there was also an open sports version of the Atalanta, with a huge 7L American side-valve engine and an 8- position, gated gear change. Also a smaller-engined open sports version using an OHV engine with a blower.

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In the late 1930s there was also an open sports version of the Atalanta, with a huge 7L American side-valve engine and an 8- position, gated gear change.

Also a smaller-engined open sports version using an OHV engine with a blower.


==Other cars with the Atalanta name==
==Other cars with the Atalanta name==
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[[Atalanta]] was also a sports-tourer version of the 20/25&nbsp;hp [[Armstrong Siddeley]] line, sold between 1936 and 1938.<ref>Bill Smith: Armstrong Siddeley Motors; Veloce, Dorchester UK, 2006, pp.343-344</ref>
[[Atalanta]] was also a sports-tourer version of the 20/25&nbsp;hp [[Armstrong Siddeley]] line, sold between 1936 and 1938.<ref>Bill Smith: Armstrong Siddeley Motors; Veloce, Dorchester UK, 2006, pp.343-344</ref>


A new sports car manufactured by Atalanta Motors Ltd of Staffordshire will be launches at the 2014 Hampton Court Palace Concours d'Elegance.
A new sports car manufactured by [[Atalanta Motors]] Ltd of Staffordshire was shown in 2012 and at the 2014 Hampton Court Palace Concours d'Elegance.


== See also ==
== See also ==
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[[Category:Sports cars]]
[[Category:Sports cars]]
[[Category:Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of England]]
[[Category:Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1937]]
[[Category:Cars introduced in 1937]]
[[Category:Cars discontinued in 1939]]

Latest revision as of 13:38, 2 October 2024

For English automobile manufactured in Greenwich, see Atalanta (1915 automobile). For British car company created in 2011 in Bicester, see Atalanta Motors. For Other uses, see Atalanta (disambiguation).
Atalanta
1939 saloon
Overview
ManufacturerAtalanta Motors Ltd
Production1937-1939
approx 20 made
Body and chassis
Body style2-door sports
2-door coupé
2-door saloon
Powertrain
Engine1.5- or 2-litre straight 4
4.3-litre V-12
Transmission3- or 4-speed manual
Dimensions
Wheelbase96, 108 and 120 inches
(2439, 2743 and 3050 mm)[1]
Length140, 152 and 176 inches (3556, 3861 and 4470 mm)[1]
Width61 and 65 inches
(1550 and 1650 mm)[1]

The Atalanta was an English automobile manufactured from 1937 until 1939 by Atalanta Motors Ltd in Staines, Middlesex. Two models were made.

History

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The 1937 car used Albert Gough's somewhat erratic 4-cylinder overhead-cam 1496 cc 78 bhp and 1996 cc 98 bhp engines with three valves and two spark plugs per cylinder which had been previously fitted to some Frazer Nashes where Gough had worked. An Arnott supercharged version was also available. Three or four-speed gearboxes were offered. The car had a tubular steel chassis and all round independent suspension using coil springs. Two-seat open sports and two-seat drophead coupé bodies built by Abbott[2] were available.

From 1938 the car could be had with a 4·3-litre V-12 Lincoln-Zephyr engine giving 112 bhp which proved to be the more popular. The car had a 3-speed gearbox. A four-seat version on a slightly longer chassis was made as well as the two-seaters.

A 1496cc version raced in the 1938 Le Mans 24 hour race driven by Charles Morrison & Neil Watson (one of the company founders). The car retired with a broken driveshaft.

The cars were very expensive and the outbreak of war stopped production after only about 20 cars were made.[3] The company continued in existence making pumps and becoming Atalanta Engineering Ltd.

RGS Atalanta

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Richard Gaylard Shattock revived the name after the Second World War with the RGS Atalanta, offering complete cars with fiberglass bodywork or parts kits until 1958. Lea-Francis, Ford and Jaguar engines were used, at least 1 car was equipped with an Aston Martin DB2/4 2.6 L or 3 L triple SU H6 carburettor engine.

1939 Atalanta 2 litre Roadster ex Midge Wiltby team car; body by Abbott of Farnham.

In the late 1930s there was also an open sports version of the Atalanta, with a huge 7L American side-valve engine and an 8- position, gated gear change.

Also a smaller-engined open sports version using an OHV engine with a blower.

Other cars with the Atalanta name

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There was another unconnected Atalanta company based in Greenwich, London which built a few 9 hp four-cylinder cars from 1916 to 1917.

Atalanta was a name also used on a car made by the rather mysterious Owen of London, England in about 1910. This company existed between 1899 and 1935 but seems to have made very few if any cars.

Atalanta was also a sports-tourer version of the 20/25 hp Armstrong Siddeley line, sold between 1936 and 1938.[4]

A new sports car manufactured by Atalanta Motors Ltd of Staffordshire was shown in 2012 and at the 2014 Hampton Court Palace Concours d'Elegance.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Culshaw; Horrobin (1974). Complete Catalogue of British Cars. London: Macmillan. ISBN 0-333-16689-2.
  2. ^ Georgano, N. (2000). Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. London: HMSO. ISBN 1-57958-293-1.
  3. ^ Sedgwick, M. (1989). A-Z of Cars of the 1930s. Devon, UK: Bay View Books. ISBN 1-870979-38-9.
  4. ^ Bill Smith: Armstrong Siddeley Motors; Veloce, Dorchester UK, 2006, pp.343-344
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