# Tamplin

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For the surname, see [Tamplin (surname)](/source/Tamplin_(surname)).

Motor vehicle

Tamplin 1921 Tamplin Overview Manufacturer Tamplin Motors Production 1919-1924 Designer Sir John Carden Body and chassis Class Cyclecar Body style 2-seat open Powertrain Engine 980 cc Dimensions Wheelbase 84 inches (2134 mm)[1] Width 34 inches (860 mm)[1]

Motor vehicle

Tamplin Light Car Overview Production 1924-1925 Body and chassis Class Cyclecar Body style 2-seat Powertrain Engine 964 cc Dimensions Wheelbase 84 inches (2134 mm)[1] Length 114 inches (2896 mm)[1] Width 42 inches (1067 mm)[1]

The **Tamplin** was an [English](/source/England) [automobile](/source/Automobile) manufactured by Tamplin Motors from 1919 to 1923 in Kingston Road, [Staines](/source/Staines), Middlesex [2] and from 1924 to 1925 in Malden Road, [Cheam](/source/Cheam), Surrey.[3]

Edward Alfred Tamplin,[4] a member of the [Sussex brewing family](/source/Henry_Tamplin) but with no direct involvement in the business, ran the Railway Garage in Staines. He was an agent for the [Carden cyclecar](/source/Carden_(cyclecar)) and in 1919, after contracting to take the entire output, purchased the rights to manufacture it. The car was powered by a 980 cubic centimetres (60 cu in) [JAP](/source/JA_Prestwich_Industries_Ltd) V-twin, air-cooled engine mounted on the side of the body and coupled by chain drive to a [Sturmey-Archer](/source/Sturmey-Archer) three-speed-and-reverse gearbox and then by an exposed belt to the rear wheels. To avoid the need for a [differential](/source/Differential_(mechanical_device)), drive was to the left-side rear wheel. The engine was started by a kick starter from the driver's seat. The clutch pedal, when fully depressed, operated the brakes. The wheels were close together, giving the car a very narrow track. The independent front suspension used coil springs and the rear had quarter elliptical leaf springs. Some cars were fitted with [Blackburne](/source/Blackburne_(motorcycles)) engines.

The open body was made of [fibreboard](/source/Fibreboard) which was made waterproof by soaking it in [linseed oil](/source/Linseed_oil). The car seated two people, one behind the other. The body tub also acted as the chassis.

In 1924 a new, more conventional, version was announced with a front-mounted engine and a much wider body, allowing side-by-side seating. A centrally mounted chain replaced the belt drive to the rear axle. The new model also had a separate chassis.

Total production of the cars is uncertain. Tamplin claimed 1896 were made,[2] but this is not supported by known chassis numbers.[5] At the busiest times up to 14 cars a week may have been made.

By 1925 the market for cyclecars was effectively over and Tamplin returned to the garage business becoming a truck dealer.[2]

## See also

- [List of car manufacturers of the United Kingdom](/source/List_of_car_manufacturers_of_the_United_Kingdom)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-BritishCars_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-BritishCars_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-BritishCars_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-BritishCars_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-BritishCars_1-4) Culshaw; Horrobin (1974). *Complete Catalogue of British Cars*. London: Macmillan. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-333-16689-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-333-16689-2).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Beaulieu_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Beaulieu_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Beaulieu_2-2) [Georgano, N.](/source/G.N._Georgano) (2000). *Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile*. London: HMSO. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [1-57958-293-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-57958-293-1).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Automobile_3-0)** Worthington-Williams, M. (March 2001). *The Automobile (magazine) - "The Tale of the Tamplin"*. UK: Enthusiast Publishing. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0955-1328](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0955-1328).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-gg_4-0)** ["Tamplin Motors"](https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Tamplin_Motors). Grace's Guide.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-AZ1920_5-0)** Baldwin, N. (1994). *A-Z of Cars of the 1920s*. Devon, UK: Bay View Books. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [1-870979-53-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-870979-53-2).

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