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Talbot 1910-1986 - more than just a life

Name: Talbot Lago Grand Sport T26 GSL 1954
Brand: Talbot

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Created in 2008

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Roger Gloor

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Talbot-Lago Grand Sport (1954) - with over 200 hp and factory bodywork - Geneva Motor Show 1954

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Talbot-Lago Grand Sport (1954) - the most powerful French car - Geneva Motor Show 1954

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Talbot Samba - with numerous detail changes - at the 1984 Geneva Motor Show

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There have been around 10,000 car brands and designers - most of which have disappeared. One of these vanished car brands is Talbot. It was once part of the Rootes Group, then belonged to Sunbeam, then to Simca. Chrysler and Peugeot were also later involved, among others. Talbot had repeatedly created highlights during its many lives.

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A number of car brands have had two lives or are in their second life (such as Audi and Maybach), others have even had three lives or are living for the third time (such as Bugatti and MG). The Talbot brand, which also had three lives, took its name from the Earl of Shrewsbury and Talbot. The Clément-Talbot built from 1903 onwards were a variation of the Clément-Bayard, later Darracq. Despite a further liaison, the English Talbot led a life of its own from 1910. From 1927, Georges Roesch from Geneva helped the English Talbot to a new sporting reputation with high-speed engines. However, Talbot was integrated into the Rootes Group in 1935, and in 1938/39 the brand was absorbed into Sunbeam.

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