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Talbot-Lago was a company formed by the collapse of Sunbeam-Talbot-Darracq in 1935. Anthony Lago, founder of the company, set-out to produce a line of exclusive and expensive sports cars. The cars initially used six-cylinder engines, but later models featured eight-cylinder engines, and the occasional cheaper engines to help increase sales.

The Talbots featured metallic paints and dual-tone finishes. This was the influence of Figoni. Chrome was decorated along the edgework of many of his vehicles.

In 1959 the company was taken over by Simca.

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Designer: Figoni
Chassis Num: 93041

This 1938 Talbot Talbot T23 Coupe with coachwork by Figoni & Falaschi is a previous Ault Park Concours d'Elegance 'Best of Show' winner. Italian Giuseppe Figoni immigrated with his family to Paris where he apprenticed in a coach works that eventually became Carrosserie Automobilie in Bologne-sur-Seine near Paris's famous Longchamp race course, a mecca for the Parisian carriage trade. in 1935 Figoni acquire a partner, businessman Ovidio Falaschi creating 'Fignoi et Falaschi'. Figoni's automobile designs were flamboyant, graceful and gorgeous, carefully sculpted with the eye of an artist who had an inherent appreciation for the air flow.

Upon the collapse of STD (Sunbeam-Talbot-Darrocq) in 1935 the French Talbot Company was reorganized by Anthony Lago and since then, the Talbot-Lago name was used.

Designated a 'Coupe Royal' by Figoni, this luxurious car was originally owned by Mrs. Beatrice Cartwright, a Standard Oil heiress and sometime wife of car enthusiast Freddy McEnvoy. It was recently the subject of a painstaking restoration and today remains one of the most authentic Talbot-Lagos of its kind.

By Figoni & Falaschi.
Chassis number 93041.
Collection of Joe Cantore

Source - Peterson Museum

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1938 Talbot-Lago T-23
Year	1938
Make	Talbot-Lago
Model	T-23
Engine Location	Front
Drive Type	Rear Wheel
Body Designer	Figoni

Chassis / Engine Numbers Shown
Chassis Number	93041

Engine
Engine Configuration	S
Cylinders	6
Aspiration/Induction	Normal
Displacement	3.00 L \| 183.1 cu in. \| 3001 cc.
Horsepower	105.00 HP (77.3 KW)
HP / Liter	35.0 BHP / Liter
Fuel Type	Gasoline - Petrol

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