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Talbot AV 105 - the fastest four-seater in the world with a Swiss accent

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Created on November 20, 2014

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Bruno von Rotz

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Talbot Owners Club - Courtesy Bonhams

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L A T - Courtesy Bonhams

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Bonhams

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Talbot Owners Club - Courtesy Bonhams

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L A T - Courtesy Bonhams

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Talbot AV 105 (1934) - trimmed for fast driving

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Talbot AV 105 (1934) - on the steep face

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Talbot AV 105 (1934) - pulls like the train once did

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Talbot AV 105 (1934) - on a historic circuit

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Talbot AV 105 (1934) - in a banked curve

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Talbot AV 105 (1934) - team car at the International Alpine Rally 1934

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Talbot AV 105 (1934) - with boat stern

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Talbot AV 105 (1934) - front view

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Talbot AV 105 (1934) - Cockpit

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Talbot AV 105 (1934) - optimistic speedometer

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Talbot AV 105 (1934) - comfortable seats with lateral support

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Talbot AV 105 (1934) - in-line six-cylinder engine

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Talbot AV 105 (1934) - at the start of the International Alpine Tour 1934

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Talbot AV 105 (1934) - taken before the International Alpine Tour in London

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Talbot AV 105 (1934) - Stopover at the International Alpine Tour 1934

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Talbot AV 105 (1934) - on the International Alpine Tour 1934

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Talbot AV 105 (1934) - in a bend of the Stilser Joch on the International Alpine Tour 1934

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Talbot AV 105 (1934) - on rocky paths at the International Alpine Tour 1934

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Talbot AV 105 (1934) - on a record-breaking trip in 1937

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Talbot AV 105 (1934) - on a record-breaking trip in 1937

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Talbot AV 105 (1934) - on a record drive at Brooklands in 1937

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Talbot AV 105 (1934) - Record drives at Brooklands in 1937

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Talbot AV 105 (1934) - at Brooklands in 1937

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Talbot AV 105 (1934) - at the "Classic Marathon"

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Talbot AV 105 (1934) - at the Prescot hill climb

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Talbot AV 105 (1934) - zieht wie einst die Bahn

Talbot AV 105 (1934) - auf historischem Rundkurs

Talbot AV 105 (1934) - in überhöhter Kurve

Talbot AV 105 (1934) - Teamfahrzeug bei der Internationalen Alpenfahrt 1934

Talbot AV 105 (1934) - mit Bootsheck

Talbot AV 105 (1934) - Frontansicht

Summary

The Talbot AV 105 is one of the most successful racing cars in pre-war history. It was built by the Swiss Georges Roesch, who worked as chief engineer at Talbot and was able to combine performance with reliability like no other. This report tells the story of one of the most famous Talbot AV 105s and shows it in many historical and current photographs.

This article contains the following chapters

Victorious evolution
A very special Talbot AV 105
The challenges of the International Alpine Rally
Winning Talbot
A racing career spanning several years
Modifications and conversions
Further information

Estimated reading time: 6min

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In the 1930s, a Talbot AV 105 from 1934 was the fastest four-seater in the world. The car was designed by the Swiss Georges Roesch and is also known as the winner of the 1934 International Alpine Rally. In 1903, Charls Chetwynd-Talbot and Adolphe Clément-Bayard founded a car company, initially called Clément-Talbot, which imported vehicles from the French manufacturer Clément-Bayard. By 1906, the company was already marketing cars of its own design and was the first car manufacturer to build a car that could travel 100 miles in less than an hour. During the First World War, the company switched to ambulances. Talbot was then taken over by Darracq, which became part of the Sunbeam-Talbot-Darracq conglomerate a year later.

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Talbot AV 105 (1934) - zieht wie einst die Bahn

Talbot AV 105 (1934) - auf historischem Rundkurs

Talbot AV 105 (1934) - in überhöhter Kurve

Talbot AV 105 (1934) - Teamfahrzeug bei der Internationalen Alpenfahrt 1934

Talbot AV 105 (1934) - mit Bootsheck

Talbot AV 105 (1934) - Frontansicht

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