Talbot T26 SS

At the Coys International Historic Festival meeting at Silverstone in July 1998 the 50th anniversary of racing at the circuit was marked by a reunion of many of the cars that took part in the 1948 British Grand Prix at that first meeting. This was one of the cars taking part.

It's the 1937 Talbot T26 SS of Richard Pilkington that originally started off as a 4 litre Talbot T150, chassis #892935, but in 1938 was given a 4½ litre straight-6 engine and redesignated as a T26 SS with a new chassis number #90202. In 1946 Lord Selsdon became the owner and was given a reserve entry for the 1948 British Grand Prix, but didn't actually take any part in the event.

Talbot T26

This car took part in the Redgate Mug Race for Standard & Modified Pre-war Sports Cars at the SeeRed meeting at Donington Park in May 2011.

It's the 1937/38 4½ litre Talbot T26 SS of Richard Pilkington, chassis #90202.

Originally built in 1937 as a Talbot T150C with chassis number 82935 it was raced for the Talbot works team in 1937 and early 1938 by Albert Divo, Raymond Sommer and René Carrière amongst others in the Le Mans 24 Hour race, the Mille Miglia and other races. In 1938 it was given a 4½ litre engine and became the second Talbot T26 SS, the chassis being renumbered to 90202.

The Talbot factory was in Suresnes, on the outskirts of Paris.