The Talbot and the gangsters
Was the famous gangster, Pierre Loutrel, the owner of our Talbot-Lago T23 bodied by Chapron?
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Talbot-Lago T23 Baby 1939 by Chapron
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1939 – Talbot-Lago 1939 Cabriolet by Chapron
Ordered by Antony Lago to Henri Chapron probably at the end of 1938, the chassis of the Talbot-Lago T23 Baby by Chapron was handed over to the famous coachbuilder by the Talbot factories on 2 March 1939 (exactly 83 years… Read More »1939 – Talbot-Lago 1939 Cabriolet by Chapron
Let’s go!
After some preparations, it’s time to pack up. Today, the Talbot T150C, the Delahaye 135M Cabriolet and the Talbot-Lago T23 Baby are out. We’ll tell you about the rest of our great ride in a future post! Related posts
Who was Charles Huc?
Charles Huc was the owner of the Talbot T23 Baby Chapron in the late 40’s. He also owned a garage in Bordeaux but he was mainly a pilot. He sold cars that today are in the most famous collections in… Read More »Who was Charles Huc?
Talbot-Lago Chapron: two new pictures!
Armed with the information provided by our allies in the archives, our main goal was now to track down some of the previous owners of the Talbot (or their descendants). Finding photographs from that period could settle the question of… Read More »Talbot-Lago Chapron: two new pictures!
Six owners of our “Baby” identified in one stroke.
The answer which arrived unannounced on the morning of 23 February 2011 from the Gironde Archives was more than we had hoped for. Here is an extract: Madam,[…]Please find below the information pertaining to the registration of the Talbot Lago,… Read More »Six owners of our “Baby” identified in one stroke.
Talbot T23 – Chapron – Back to the present : soft top accident
The front wooden crossbar broke at the level of the fixation. Sébastien immediately set to work to repair it. The 1939 –T23 Cabriolet bodied by Chapron should be back on the road soon. And don’t forget to have a look… Read More »Talbot T23 – Chapron – Back to the present : soft top accident
And the license plate appeared
I didn’t think about it until now because the pictures sent to us by the Talbot Club were not very sharp but maybe by enlarging the original pictures we could discover details not visible on our document.This is what Martine,… Read More »And the license plate appeared
June 2010 : an old ad in an old magazine.
By chance, in June 2010, we discovered an old ad in a post-war magazine.The car in the picture was taken in the same place as our “Baby”.And this place is in Bordeaux.So we were going to concentrate our research on… Read More »June 2010 : an old ad in an old magazine.
Photos from the Talbot Club
In a letter dated 22 February 2010, the Talbot Club sent us two copies of photographs that showed our “Baby” in an attractive two-colour livery that suited it much better than its current dull matt black. One of the photographs… Read More »Photos from the Talbot Club
