Taunton was a British car maker based in London, founded by John Taunton, who had previously worked for Rolls-Royce. Before the First World War he built a small number of prototype cars and secured substantial financial backing, proposing to build 2,500 cars in 1914. He initially sought assistance from Arrol-Johnston at its Dumfries factory, but instead took a cheap short-term lease on the former Hermes car plant in Liège, intending…
