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1949 Talbot-Lago T26 Grand Sport Coupe by Dubos Frères

Lot 209 | The Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este Auction 2025

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For Sale 1949 Talbot-Lago T26 Grand Sport Coupe by Dubos Frères

1949 talbot lago t26 grand sport coupe by dubos freres

The sole survivor of two coupes built by Dubos Frères to this design
One of just 32 SWB T26 Grand Sport Chassis built, all with individually coachbuilt bodies
Direct descendant of the legendary prewar T150 C-SS, but with a more powerful 4.5-liter twin cam engine
Equipped with the original body, documented in period photographs
Retains its matching-numbers chassis, engine, and transmission
Appeared in the 1949 Concours d'Elegance du Bois de Boulogne in Paris where it won a Grand Prix
Imported to America in the early 1950s, owned by famous racing driver and car importer Otto Zipper
Documented in Talbot-Lago Grand Sport: The Car from Paris by Peter M. Larsen and Ben Erickson
In the ownership of a well-known Talbot-Lago authority since the summer of 2009
Recent mechanical refurbishment, including complete renovation of the transmission and braking system

Unica superstite delle due Coupé costruite dalla Dubos Frères su questo tipo di telaio
Una delle sole 32 T26 Grand Sport passo corto costruite, tutte con carrozzeria personalizzata
Discendente diretta della leggendaria T150 C-SS anteguerra, ma con il più potente motore bialbero da 4,5 litri
Carrozzeria originale, come documentato nelle fotografie dell'epoca
Conserva telaio, motore e trasmissione, numeri congruenti
Presentata al Concours d'Elegance du Bois de Boulogne di Parigi nel 1949, in cui ha vinto un premio speciale
Importata in America nei primi anni Cinquanta, appartenuta al celebre pilota e importatore di fuoriserie Otto Zipper

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