Ubb39 Talbot Lago T26 GS 'Chambas' 1949

mekubb · January 06, 2013, 06:28:05 PM

For 1 point : make, model, coach builder and year please

mekubb · January 17, 2013, 01:08:19 PM

Up ! Should be easy for the experts...

targhediferro · January 17, 2013, 02:23:40 PM

Is it English, with 3.4 litre engine?

frederick59 · January 17, 2013, 03:11:16 PM

Alfa Romeo 6C?

mekubb · January 17, 2013, 04:01:10 PM

Not English and not an Alfa...

frederick59 · January 17, 2013, 05:41:26 PM

French?

bubenator · January 18, 2013, 12:35:14 PM

Talbot-Lago T26 Grand Sport 'Chambas' Coupe. I think it was built in 1949.

bubenator · January 18, 2013, 01:00:37 PM

Just after I posted 'Chambas' I learned a little more information - enough that a second post is necessary.

Even though the car is more regularly called the T26 GS 'Chambas', the name comes from the highest-profile owner of the car rather than the actual coachbuilder. Andre Chambas was a rather successful French industrialist with a close association with the factory Talbot-Lago team. He bought the car with racing in mind in particular, and had the body built by Contamin.

Whether this particular car is a 1948 or 1949 model is debatable, but it first appeared for competition in the 1949 LeMans. By 1952 the same car had been rebodied into a Barchetta and was running with a supercharger. The original body was reinstalled sometime in the late 1950's when its racing days had passed.

mekubb · January 18, 2013, 02:47:09 PM

Quote from: bubenator on January 18, 2013, 01:00:37 PM
Just after I posted 'Chambas' I learned a little more information - enough that a second post is necessary.

Even though the car is more regularly called the T26 GS 'Chambas', the name comes from the highest-profile owner of the car rather than the actual coachbuilder. Andre Chambas was a rather successful French industrialist with a close association with the factory Talbot-Lago team. He bought the car with racing in mind in particular, and had the body built by Contamin.

Whether this particular car is a 1948 or 1949 model is debatable, but it first appeared for competition in the 1949 LeMans. By 1952 the same car had been rebodied into a Barchetta and was running with a supercharger. The original body was reinstalled sometime in the late 1950's when its racing days had passed.

That's the car, a Talbot-Lago T26 GS 'Chambas' from 1949. Your second post identifies the coach builder as Contamin, which is right. So 1 point for you !

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Ubb39 Talbot Lago T26 GS 'Chambas' 1949