right|250px|thumb|Marendaz Special 13/70 2-Seater Sports 1932
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Marendaz cars were made in Brixton Road, London SW9, England from 1926 to 1932 and in Maidenhead, Berkshire, England from 1932 to 1936. They were sold as Marendaz Specials.
DMK (Donald Marcus Kelway) Marendaz served as an apprentice at Siddeley-Deasy before the first World War. He left to join the Royal Flying Corps in 1916, training as a pilot and serving in France until invalided out in 1918 with the rank of lieutenant. Nevertheless, from that point on he liked to style himself "Captain".
Marendaz was a supporter of Oswald Mosley, leader of the British Union of Fascists, and this led in 1940 to him being jailed on security charges. He was released after a few days. After the war, he emigrated to South Africa where he built small diesel engines. He returned to England in 1972 and died in 1988 at the age of 91.
Models
{| class="wikitable"
! Type
! Engine
! body styles
! Year
! Notes
|-
| Marendaz Special 11/55
| 1496 cc side-valve 4-cylinder Anzani
| sports
| 1926-30
| Three or Four speed gearboxes. Four wheel brakes, pedal operated front, lever rear. max. 104-inch wheelbase. £495.
|-
| Marendaz Special 11/120
| 1496 cc side-valve 4-cylinder Anzani engine
| sports
| 1925-29
| Supercharged version of the 11/55-litre. £750.
|-
| Marendaz Special 9/90
| 1094 cc side-valve 4-cylinder
| sports
| 1926-31
| Probably a sleeved down version of 11/55. Took world class G 24 hour record in 1928.
|-
| Marendaz Special 14/55
| 1495 cc overhead input side exhaust valve 8-cylinder Marendaz engine
| sports
| 1929-31
| Eight-cylinder version of 11/55. wheelbase. Few (if any) made.
|-
| Marendaz Special 14/125
| 1495 cc overhead input side exhaust valve 8-cylinder Marendaz engine
|
| 1926-31
| Supercharged version of 14/55. Probably none made.
|-
| Marendaz Special 13/70
| 1869 cc side-valve 6-cylinder Continental engine
| 2-seater, 4-seater, coupe.
| 1932-34
| Produced in Maidenhead factory. wheelbase. Hydraulic brakes. £375.
|-
| Marendaz Special 13/85
| 1869 cc side-valve 6-cylinder Continental based engine
| 2-seater, 4-seater, coupe.
| 1934
|
|-
| Marendaz Special 13/90
| 1985 cc side-valve 6-cylinder engine
|
| 1935-36
| Zoller supercharged 13/70. Few (if any) made. There was also a similar 13/100.
|-
| Marendaz Special 17/97
| 2454 cc side-valve 6-cylinder engine
| tourer, foursome coupe, drophead coupe
| 1934
| Large bored 13/70 engine. Single Zenith carburettor. 116-inch wheelbase. Unlikely that the coupe was ever made.
|-
| Marendaz Special 17/80
| 2454 cc side-valve 6-cylinder engine
| tourer, foursome coupe, drophead coupe
| 1935-36
|
|-
| Marendaz Special 17/100
| 2454 cc side-valve 6-cylinder engine
| tourer, foursome coupe, drophead coupe
| 1935-36
| Zoller supercharged 17/97.
|-
| Marendaz Special 17/115
| 2454 cc side-valve 6-cylinder engine
| tourer, foursome coupe, drophead coupe
| 1935-36
| Supercharged 17/97.
|-
| Marendaz Special 15/80
| 1991 cc overhead inlet side exhaust valve 6-cylinder Coventry Climax engine.
| tourer
| 1936
| Same chassis as 17/97 range. Servo brakes.
|-
| Marendaz Special 15/90
| 1991 cc overhead inlet side exhaust valve 6-cylinder Coventry Climax engine.
| tourer
| 1936
| on test. Supercharged model also available.
|}
See also
- List of car manufacturers of the United Kingdom
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Nick Georgano (Ed); Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. The Stationery Office, 2000.
- Michael Sedwick and Mark Gillies; A-Z of Cars of the 1930s. Bay View Books, 1989.
- Graham Skillen; The All-British Marendaz Special: The Man, Cars and Aeroplanes, Fonthill, 2018