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Solved: 115. of All., 1948 Oblin Talbot Lago T26 GS
« on: November 25, 2008, 08:50:13 AM »
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Re: 115. of All.
« Reply #1 on: November 25, 2008, 09:25:51 AM »
Talbot Lago T26 Grand Sport by Oblin back from 1948?

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Re: 115. of All.
« Reply #2 on: November 25, 2008, 09:31:10 AM »
Oh, yes!  :)

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Re: Solved: 115. of All., 1948 Oblin Talbo Lago T26 GS
« Reply #3 on: February 24, 2015, 05:54:49 AM »
Another picture:

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Re: Solved: 115. of All., 1948 Oblin Talbo Lago T26 GS
« Reply #4 on: February 24, 2015, 07:20:35 AM »
Not bodied in 1948, though? This was built on the Rome-Liege-Rome Van den Plas-bodied T26 (which dates from 1949) after that ugly body was removed. I think more like 1951/52.

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Re: Solved: 115. of All., 1948 Oblin Talbo Lago T26 GS
« Reply #5 on: February 24, 2015, 09:34:07 AM »
Not bodied in 1948, though? This was built on the Rome-Liege-Rome Van den Plas-bodied T26 (which dates from 1949) after that ugly body was removed. I think more like 1951/52.

Yes, I think you're absolutely right.
According to the story on the website where I found this picture the car was originally delivered to the Belgian concessionaire in 1958 (sic) and was sold to British racing driver 'Goldie' Gardner, who commissioned Vanden Plas to build a cutting-edge body on to the chassis.  It was not very successful but nevertheless the car was displayed at the Brussels Show in 1959.  A later owner had the Oblin body fitted, which it still wears today.

You do read some rot on the internet and I suspect all the above dates have suffered from a 10 year shift!  It was originally delivered in 1948, bodied by VDP in 1949 and rebodied by Oblin in the early 1950s..
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Re: Solved: 115. of All., 1948 Oblin Talbo Lago T26 GS
« Reply #7 on: October 28, 2017, 10:38:28 AM »
A front view: