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Talbot-Lago T26 Grand Sport
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Constr. year |
1954 |
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Price |
not for sale |
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Engine |
6 cylinder |
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Engine position |
front/rear |
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Cubic capacity (ccm) |
4500 |
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Nominal power (PS) |
195 |
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Top Speed (km/h) |
unknown |
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Car body |
sheet steel |
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Qty Produced |
15 |
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Availability |
be nil |
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Availability of spares |
very bad |
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Copyright |
Hua De Feng Ying Co.Ltd. |
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 Talbot-Lago was a French automobile manufacturer at Suresnes, Seine. STD (Sunbeam-Talbot-Darracq) combine collapsed in 1935. The French Talbot company has been reorganized by Anthony Lago and since then, the Talbot-Lago name was used. (At the same time, the British interests of Talbot were taken over by the Rootes Group and the parallel using of Talbot brand in France and Britain ended.)
(to entlarge the pictures click in the image) Lago was an excellent engineer, who developed the existing six cylinder engine into a high performance 4 litre one. The sporting six cylinder models had a great racing history. The bodies - such as of T150 coupé were made by excellent coachbuilders such as Figoni & Falaschi. After the World War II, for the model Grand Sport 26CV (1947-1954), a 4483cc six cylinder engine was developed. Another model, named Lago Sport (1954-1957) used a Maserati engine. Later Lago America models (1957-1959) used 2.6 or 2,7 litre BMW engines or Simca engines. Despite its high quality cars, Talbot-Lago struggled for survival and production ceased when Simca took over during 1959. (Simca was soon taken over by Chrysler).
This rare Talbot Lago was first owned by Mr. Francois Gunzburg of Denver, Colorado. In 1961 he sold the vehicle to Robert Albouy in Aspen, Colorado. Since 1989 the vehicle was in the possession of High Line Classics AG, Zurich, Switzerland where it was displayed in a classic car museum. 1998 the car was bought by a German collector. This vehicle is an outstanding example of the French car building philosphy of Grand Tourisme of the 1950’s. This exceptionally well maintained car is extremely rare with only 15 examples existing worldwide. E. Thiesen Berlin GmbH offers this vehicle for sale. Complete details can be found on their webpage » www.thiesen-kg.de The sales procedure is handled discreetly and qualified buyers may request a price by contacting larkamp@thiesen-berlin.de. The vehicle is located in Berlin/ Germany and can be viewed by appointment only. » ask us  |
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