Buyers of the big postwar Talbot-Lago Record could skip the manual shift lever entirely and order a Wilson pre-selector gearbox instead — a piece of pre-war luxury-car tech carried into the jet age.
Lead trim: Record T26 4,482 cc six (170 hp) · up to 190 hp
Talbot Lago Record Type T26T26 · 1946–1953
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FactBuyers of the big postwar Talbot-Lago Record could skip the manual shift lever entirely and order a Wilson pre-selector gearbox instead — a piece of pre-war luxury-car tech carried into the jet age.
The Talbot Lago Record Type T26 was a large, six-cylinder executive car launched by the French Talbot company (Automobiles Talbot-Darracq S.A., known in the English-speaking world as Talbot-Lago) in 1946, the last T26s probably being those produced during 1953 (fewer than 590 units). It closely resembled the Talbot Major and Baby of the 1930s and was built around a twin-camshaft 4483 cc six-cylinder unit developed by Tony Lago and Carlo Marchetti. It had a fiscal horsepower of 26 CV and a claimed actual output of 170 hp, delivered to the rear wheels via a four-speed Wilson pre-selector gearbox, with a claimed top speed of 170 km/h (105 mph). The factory offered four body styles (a 4-door sedan, a convertible, a 2-door coach and a 2-door "Surprofilé" coach), and coachbuilders such as Saoutchik, Dubos Frères, Graber and Figoni & Falaschi crafted bespoke bodies. A few rare T26 Records had the Grand Sport engine (190 hp, three Zenith Stromberg EX-32 carburetors, perforated camshafts, Alpax cylinder head), the Talbot Lago T26 Record Sport. Wheelbase 3,125 mm (123.0 in), height 1,500 mm (59.1 in).
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Trims & Figures
2 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record T26 4,482 cc six (170 hp) | 1946–1953 | 4.5 L 6-cyl | 170 hp | — | — | RWD | — | — |
| Record T26 Sport 4,482 cc Grand Sport six (190 hp) | 1946–1953 | 4.5 L 6-cyl | 190 hp | — | — | RWD | — | — |
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