The Talbot was rebuilt in the late seventies (of course, the chap who owned it at the time also had a Bristol…) and there are invoices on file for this work, as well as a letter from the Official Receivers in Companies Liquidation dated the 15th of June 1981 informing the restoration company that the Lago was an asset of Quane Investments, which had recently gone into liquidation.

Of no relevance now, of course, the fact it’s still with the car is an important part of its provenance.

As to the car’s condition, given that nearly half-a-century has passed since that partial restoration it probably won’t surprise you to learn that it needs some work now.

Quite a lot of work, in fact.

But, although it hasn’t been used in more than 40 years it spent that time in dry-storage, so the condition isn’t half as bad as it would be if it had been dragged out of a hedge in a field.

In fact, it’s one of those cars that gets better and better the closer you look.

It’s also got a charming story, ...