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£35,280

1937 Talbot 105 Sport Saloon

United Kingdom • 30 Nov 2013 • Lot 262

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AI Listing Summary

This is a classic 1926 Talbot 105 speed sports saloon, owned by the same vendor since 1986 and only being sold due to loss of garage space. Described as driving with no known faults and having a valid MoT until July 2014, it's finished in two-tone blue with blue leather trim.

Condition

7

The car is described as being in good running order with no known faults and having been well-maintained by the current owner since 1986, who regularly used and displayed it at events. It has a valid MoT with no advisories until July 2014.

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Transmission:

[Transmission]

Chassis No:

4200

Odometer:

67,230 miles

Reg Number:

YJ4373

RHD/LHD:

RHD

The Talbot manufacturing business was financed by Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, 20th Earl of Shrewsbury and Adolphe Clément-Bayard.

From 1905, the company sold imported cars under the Clément-Talbot marque and began assembling French made parts at a new factory located in Barlby Road, Ladbroke Grove, London, selling them under the name Talbot.

By 1910, some 50 to 60 cars a month were being manufactured; a Talbot was the first car to have the distinction of exceeding 100mph in 1913.

Making its first appearance at the London Motor Show in 1926, the Talbot 105 was a high powered sports car developed by Talbot designer Georges Roesch.

It was famously fast, described by one authority as the fastest four-seater ever to race at Brooklands at the time.

In the 1930s, Roesch-designed Talbots enjoyed success in racing with the Fox & Nicholl team, whose drivers including the Hon.

Brian Lewis, Johnny Hindmarsh, and John Cobb (perhaps better known for his land speed record attempts).

This handsome...