Major Anthony Lago was a motoring enthusiast interested in producing luxurious, high- performance cars. in 1936, shortly after taking over the French Talbot firm, Major Lago created a Talbot racing team.
It was the postwar Talbot-Lagos that secured the company?s reputation; these Talbots In racing trim developed close to 300 horsepower! Lago believed that when cars gained fame through racing, the same engine - although de-tuned - should be installed in the production cars, a concept few other manufacturers embraced. The 4.5-liter Talbot engine was used for Grand Prix racing and competed against Alfas, Maseratis and Ferraris.
Coachbuilder Jacques Saoutchik is remembered for outstanding coachwork designs of the 1920s and 1930s. After World War II Saoutchik was one of few French firms building custom coachwork as the demand had become very limited; by 1954 Saoutchik was bankrupt and the shop was closed.
This coup? is a one-of-a-kind design on the T-26 Talbot-Lago chassis with 4.5 litre engine; the car received a First in Class at Pebble Beach.
Engine
6 cylinder, in-line, OHV
3.66? bore, 4.33? stroke
273 cubic inch
210 hp. @ 4500 rpm.
Price when new: $6,500
Body/Coachbuilder
Jacques Saoutchik Carrossier
Paris-Neuilly, France
Manufacturer
Automobiles Talbot-Darracq S.A.
Suresnes (Seine), France
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