Clyno Owners Group

The first car, and mainstay throughout their existence, the 10.8, designed by AG Booth had a 1368 cc 4 cylinder side valve Coventry Climax model F engine fitted a Cox Atmos carburettor and a 3 speed gearbox. Initially no differential was fitted but this was soon added. From 1926 four wheel brakes were standardised. It was renowned for its reliability and economy. About 35000 are thought to have been made including some sports versions and de luxe Royal models.

A slightly bigger model, the 13 (later 12/28), but still with the same 8 feet 9 inch wheelbase was introduced in 1924 using Clyno's own engine which had a 69 mm bore, 3 mm more than the 10.8 but the same 100 m stroke. About 8000 were made.

A new factory in Bushbury on the northern outskirts of Wolverhampton was added in 1927 and with it two new models. The 12/35 had the engine bored out to 69.5 mm to increase the capacity to 1593 cc, presumably to cater for heavier coachwork, although most of these chassis seem to have carried fabric bodies.

The last car was the small fabric bodied Nine with a 951 cc engine. The Century (later nicknamed the Cemetery) version was an attempt at a £100 car but quality was starting to suffer and the depression of the late 1920s saw a sales slump with severe competition coming from the Austin 7 and Morris Minor.

In an apparent attempt to move up market a prototype straight-8 was made but never went into production.