1949 Talbot Lago T26
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Year of manufacture1949
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Mileage21 804 km / 13 549 mi
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Car typeOther
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Lot number1
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Reference number3139
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DriveLHD
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ConditionUsed
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Exterior brand colourother
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Location
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Exterior colourOther
Description
The sole survivor of two coupes built by Dubos Frères to this design
One of just 32 SWB T26 Grand Sport Chassis built, all with individually coachbuilt bodies
Direct descendant of the legendary prewar T150 C-SS, but with a more powerful 4.5-liter twin cam engine
Equipped with the original body, documented in period photographs
Retains its matching numbers chassis, engine, and transmission
Appeared in the 1949 Concours d'Elegance du Bois de Boulogne in Paris where it won a Grand Prix
Imported to America in the early 1950s, owned by famous racing driver and car importer Otto Zipper
Documented in Talbot-Lago Grand Sport: The Car from Paris by Peter M. Larsen and Ben Erickson
In the ownership of a well-known Talbot-Lago authority since the summer of 2009
Recent mechanical refurbishment, including complete renovation of the transmission and braking system
