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Talbot Lago T26 Cabriolet Farina

Chassis

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This Grand Sport has the last 2.8-meter chassis to leave the Talbot factory, and it is the only Talbot-Lago Grand Sport to receive its first body by an Italian coachbuilder, namely Stabilimenti Farina.

Vehicle Overview

The Talbot Lago T26 Cabriolet Farina: The chassis was purchased by a Portugese Industrialist who invited many top design firms to submit proposals for a two-seat Cabriolet and Stabilimenti Farina won out. Upon the car’s completion, Giuseppe Farina, a racing great as well as a coachbuilder, drove it to the 1951 Paris Auto Salon, where it was named La Plus Belle Carrosserie Speciale (The Most Beautiful Coachbuilt Special). When Farina returned to Turin, the designs and wooden patterns for the car were destroyed in his presence, so he could be certain the car would forever remain one of a kind. The car’s next 35 years were spent in Portugal, with its original owner, who often allowed the car to be displayed in the Museo de Caramulo. In 1985, the Cabriolet was sold to Jacques Touzet, also of Lisbon, who eventually had the car repainted in its original milk white color. The car was sold to Charles Morse in 2000 and to Peter Mullin in 2001. A full restoration was completed in 2010. It was exhibited at the 2022 Pebble Beach concours.

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    1951
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    Talbot
  • Model
    T26
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    Stabilimenti Farina
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