Talbot-Lago T120 Major – 1939

French historic registration title

SANS RÉSERVE

Founded in 1903 by Adolphe Clément-Bayard and Charles Chetwynd under the name Clément-Talbot, the company was
bought by Darracq after the First World War.

The manufacturer only became Talbot in 1922.
In 1935, after the bankruptcy of Sunbeam-Talbot-Darracq, Italian engineer Anthony Lago took control of the French branch of the company, while the English branch, bought by Rootes, became Sunbeam Talbot, then Sunbeam.

Due to the economic crisis, Talbot had to offer more modest models.


The T120 was one of the first models developed under the authority of Anthony Lago, who took over at Talbot in 1934, with
a 3-litre inline 6-cylinder engine developed by Walter Becchia, a former Fiat engineer, producing 90 hp and coupled to a Wilson 4-speed preselective gearbox.

The designation Major refers to the longer wheelbase.
The car featured on these pages is a stunning aubergine-coloured T 120 Major.

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