1949 Talbot-Lago T26 Record factory cabriolet: elegant, powerful and unaffordable. Bentley Boy Woolf Barnato bought a Talbot-Lago for his daughter Diana's birthday. For Sale by Private Treaty. Full details available upon request. French, German, Dutch & English spoken.
The history of French and English cars bearing the Sunbeam, Talbot and Darracq names is fascinating but too complicated to go into here. Suffice to say that when the group of companies which bore their names collapsed in 1935 the French operation Automobiles Talbot SA based in Suresnes was acquired .....
1938 Talbot Lago T23
We understand from previous owners that this particular T23 was originally delivered to renowned French Grand Prix driver Louis Rosier at the time of his 1938 Le Mans entry, alongside a similarly designed T150SS Coupé by Figoni et Falaschi.
The design of the car was by Figoni .....
Chassis #110153 was sold new in 1950 to the Geurret company which was the then Talbot dealer in Brussels. The car was built by Talbot to Grand Sport specification. Grand Sport cars had identical chassis to the 4.5L grand prix cars except they were longer wheelbase 2.65m instead of 2.50m. It is one .....
This beautiful Talbot-Lago T26 GSL was delivered to its first owner in France in December 1954. Later the car was in the ownership of the well-known Talbot-Lago book author Alain Spitz. In the 90s Talbot-Lago expert Dr. Peter M. Larsen had this T26 GSL fully restored to the highest possible standards .....
French automotive history is dotted with mythical marques that were masters at combining competitive results with the creation of overly luxurious cars for the rich and the famous. Just mention Bugatti, Delage or Delahaye, and any classic car lover starts dreaming away about victories at Le Mans or .....
The model T26 Record first has been presented in 1946. Due to the restrictive tax legislation in France in the post-war period the production of cars with more than 2 liters capacity was very difficult and also led to a financial distress at Talbot-Lago.
This beautiful Talbot-Lago T26 Record two-door .....
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Swiss car to be customs cleared
Chassis No 85543
- Restoration by Auto Classique Touraine and Graber Sportgarage
- Restoration invoices totalling €295,000
- Elegant Graber bodywork and special history
The history of this automobile is closely linked to the one of the .....
