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1934 Talbot
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I have a 38 t23 in the shop at the moment.
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I think the 23 was finished in 38.
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AI AI sir.
Paul's mystery photo shows a grille that's got a left and right side. Also, there's an unusual hood ornament, looks like a torpedo or rocket (but the rocket seems a design not used in the 1920s or 30s. Note also the "v" shape name plate (?) below the hood ornament. None of which look like Talbot designs.
Lots of thick overgrowth on the trees in the background, which looks like the kudzu vine common to southern states in the US.
Rolls-Canardly: Rolls down one hill, canardly get up the next.
Paul's mystery photo shows a grille that's got a left and right side. Also, there's an unusual hood ornament, looks like a torpedo or rocket (but the rocket seems a design not used in the 1920s or 30s. Note also the "v" shape name plate (?) below the hood ornament. None of which look like Talbot designs.
Lots of thick overgrowth on the trees in the background, which looks like the kudzu vine common to southern states in the US.
Rolls-Canardly: Rolls down one hill, canardly get up the next.
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Not a Talbot indeed! From the Hagerty page:
"As the father and daughter explored the property, a total of 10 cars and trucks turned up, including a mystery roadster built on a ‘30s Ford chassis powered by a Flathead V-8. It had become one with a tangle of brush and appeared to have been cobbled together using a grille cowl and hood sides from multiple vehicles. "
Sounds like a bitsa car.
"As the father and daughter explored the property, a total of 10 cars and trucks turned up, including a mystery roadster built on a ‘30s Ford chassis powered by a Flathead V-8. It had become one with a tangle of brush and appeared to have been cobbled together using a grille cowl and hood sides from multiple vehicles. "
Sounds like a bitsa car.
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Ahha, mystery solved. It doesn't look right for anything, because it's got a little bit of everything (except Talbot). It is a cool car, and being built with a Ford frame and engine, it shouldn't be hard, nor overly expensive to bring back. I hope someone restores it.
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That's not a Talbot, THIS is a Talbot. In my view one of the most beautiful cars ever made
1938 Talbot-Lago T150 C Lago Spéciale Teardrop Coupé
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The Talbot Lago is one of my favorite designs of all time. I even had the Hot Wheels of it when I was a kid (my dad used to pick up all the classics for me: RR, Duesenberg, etc.).
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The most beautiful cars seem to be French.
From Bugattis and Talbots*, to Citroens, to the Puegot 205GTI, even the Renault Espace. Many French cars are a bit nutty and wonderful.
(I just did a Wikipedia search on Talbot - turns out it was a British-French company. I'd be curious where the beautiful design originated; British cars are wonderful in their own right, but design led by function.)
From Bugattis and Talbots*, to Citroens, to the Puegot 205GTI, even the Renault Espace. Many French cars are a bit nutty and wonderful.
(I just did a Wikipedia search on Talbot - turns out it was a British-French company. I'd be curious where the beautiful design originated; British cars are wonderful in their own right, but design led by function.)
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The one here is a Figoni Falaschi body.
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I had a ride in one of those back years ago and still remember that it was like floating on a cloud! So quiet and no road noise. I think by design it had one spoke in the steering wheel. Lovely car!
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Paul - right you are.
The single spoke was a safety feature, so the wheel would bend away from you if you were the driver, and had a head-on collision.
And the 1955 Citromatic transmission was a "paddle shifter", which used hydraulics to shift gears without needing a clutch.
Goddess indeed!
The single spoke was a safety feature, so the wheel would bend away from you if you were the driver, and had a head-on collision.
And the 1955 Citromatic transmission was a "paddle shifter", which used hydraulics to shift gears without needing a clutch.
Goddess indeed!