Re: This has to be one of the most beautiful cars
Yes, these Talbots *are* "to-die-for" (or "drop-dead-gorgeous"). Though it's funny that the eBay ad calls it a "Talbo". Although I am more of a roadster enthusiast, I am facinated by this type of car.
Steve_S has pointed out the similarly stunning Bugatti Type 57 Atlantic Coupe and I quite agree. Ralph Lauren owns one of the few remaining Type 57s and he displays it at all the top-drawer concourse events.
The Bugatti Type 57 body is partly magnesium and uses exposed rivets as a styling cue, a nod to the Bugatti aircraft work. The seam (or "fin") in the car adds strength and mimics a vertical stabilizer. It's easier to see the rivets in Lauren's silver car. By the way, the car below is a replica, but it is an *exact* replica, being partly built from real Bug parts (including an 8 in-line Bugatti supercharged engine and real front axle). This replica is probably worth around $500,000. (I think that the car Steve_S has shown is the same car). Lauren's *real* Type 57 is likely to be the most valuable car in the world.
Jean Bugatti designed the Type 57, and was said to be inspired by the Talbot-Lago T150 SS, the car that Basil has referenced above. Here's a picture of a real Talbot-Lago. The car was also called the "Goutte d'Eau" (teardrop) Coupe.
Several years ago, Chrylser built a modern version of the Talbot/Buggati concept called the "Chrysler Atlantic Coupe" (complete with straight eight engine formed from two Neon engines).
https://www.kudzumonthly.com/kudzu/jan03/Atlantic.jpg
{I changed this to a link because the image was a tad too wide for my 800 pixel-wide display settings -- Basil)
Many companies got into the act of making these closed-type two-seat coupes in the 1930s. They were sort of like an earlier version of E-Type coupes, Ferrari Daytonas and other upscale GTs. Even MG got into the act with various versions of its "Airline Coupes".