Talbot-Lago Model History

France · founded 1936

French marque from Suresnes (1936–1959) that raced at Formula One's first season and won Le Mans in 1950, then died as postwar austerity strangled the market for hand-built luxury cars.

Models

Lago Spéciale / T150C

Talbot-Lago's pre-war sporting flagship — a twin-cam 4-litre six with coachwork by Figoni et Falaschi, including the legendary teardrop coupés.

Sports car · 1936–1940
T26 Record

Post-war flagship grand tourer powered by a 4.5-litre twin-cam six — fewer than 590 built, in sedan, cabriolet, and coachbuilt form.

Executive car · 1946–1953
T26 Grand Sport

Road-legal sports racer derived from the T26C Grand Prix car — around 36 built, winner of the 1950 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Sports car · 1947–1954
T26C Grand Prix

Talbot-Lago's Formula One single-seater — raced in the 1950 and 1951 inaugural F1 seasons, winning the 1949 Belgian and French Grands Prix.

Racing car · 1948–1951
T14 LS Sport 2500

Talbot-Lago's last attempt at a modern sports coupé — a 2.5-litre four-cylinder with Italian styling, only 45 units produced.

Sports car · 1955–1958
Lago America

Talbot-Lago's swan song — a BMW V8-powered grand tourer of which roughly a dozen were built before Simca acquired the company.

Grand tourer · 1957–1959

Other makes