cha ▁goods ▁etc . ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁he ▁was ▁described ▁in ▁a ▁court ▁action ▁brought ▁by ▁Dun lop ▁over ▁the ▁import ation ▁of ▁Michel in ▁ty res ▁as ▁" prop ri et or ▁of ▁the ▁business ▁known ▁as ▁M aison ▁Tal bot ▁in ▁London ' s ▁Long ▁A cre ▁managed ▁by ▁Mr ▁We ig el ." ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁he ▁formed ▁British ▁Autom obile ▁Com mer cial ▁Sy nd icate ▁Limited ▁" with ▁objects ▁sufficiently ▁indicated ▁ ▁by ▁the ▁title ". ▁The ▁share hold ers ▁were ▁not ▁people ▁of ▁note ▁but ▁provided ▁addresses ▁in ▁the ▁then ▁almost ▁semi - r ural ▁Lad bro ke ▁Gro ve , ▁Not ting ▁Hill , ▁She ph erd s ▁Bush ▁areas ▁and ▁Hat ton ▁Gard ens ▁EC . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁share hold ers ▁was ▁a ▁Mr ▁R ▁We ig el ▁of ▁ 2 5 ▁Max illa ▁Gard ens ▁North ▁K ens ington , ▁Tal bot ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁chairman . ▁The ▁other ▁first ▁direct ors ▁were ▁M . ▁Ch ab ert , ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Société ▁Com mer ciale ▁d ' Autom ob iles , ▁Paris ▁and ▁Mr ▁D ▁M ▁We ig el , ▁man aging ▁director . ▁The ▁new ▁prem ises ▁( former ly ▁occupied ▁by ▁carriage ▁build ers ) ▁at ▁ 9 7 - 9 8 ▁Long ▁A cre ▁( ad jo ining ▁ 1 ▁End ell ▁Street ) ▁covered ▁" four ▁large ▁flo ors ". ▁Tw elve ▁months ▁later ▁Tal bot ▁was ▁made ▁chairman