Talbot 90 History

The Talbot 90 was Roesch's development of the 14/45's six into a 2,276 cc unit offering genuinely sporting performance — a top speed of around 90 mph in open form was exceptional for a family-weight car of the early 1930s. Together with the closely related 75, the 90 established the marque's competition reputation in the Alpine Trials and at Brooklands.

The 90's high-revving overhead-valve six shared the same fundamental layout as the 14/45 but with improved carburetion and breathing, delivering the smooth character that Roesch regarded as a design objective equal in importance to outright power. Both 75 and 90 variants accepted a range of coachbuilt bodies from closed saloons to open tourers.