1949 Talbot-Lago T-26C Racing Monoplace

Make Talbot
Year 1949
Chassis Number 110 006
Auctioneer Gooding Company
Event Pebble Beach 2010
Auction Date 15/08/2010
Lot Number 059
Result sold
Sold For $616,000
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Chassis: 110 006
Rare Surviving Artifact of French Motorsports History
Major 2009 Mechanical Restoration by Sargent Metal Works and Gary Ochran
One of Approximately 20 Post-War Formula 1 Type 26C Examples Produced
Winner of the 1950 Grand Prix de Paris and the 1952 Finnish Grand Prix
One of the Most Beautiful Open-Wheel Racers Ever Built
4,482 CC DOHC In-Line 6-Cylinder Engine
Triple Zenith-Stromberg Carburetors
260 BHP at 4,500 RPM
4-Speed Wilson Pre-Selector Gearbox
4-Wheel Drum Brakes
Independent Front Suspension with Transverse Leaf Springs
Live Rear Axle with Semi-Elliptic Springs
1949 Talbot-Lago T-26C Racing Monoplace