A right-hand-drive 1939 Talbot-Lago T-15 Cabriolet built on a 126-inch wheelbase chassis and powered by a 115-hp, single-carbureted version of...
Sensational French shapes and racing pedigree are part of what make Talbot-Lago automobiles exotic, beautiful, rare and sought after. Few...
Vern Schuppan The motor racing career of Australian Vern Schuppan has been written up extensively over the years. Born in South Australia, Vern was smitten with motor racing early in his life, initially with karts before setting off to the UK, in 1969, with his wife Jennifer to become a...
In 1896, in Suresnes a western suburb of Paris, Alexandre Darracq started his business, A Darracg & Cie. His business...
Talbot-Lago Antonio Franco Lago was an Italian engineer and motor-industry entrepreneur.The Anglo-French STD (Sunbeam-Talbot-Darracq) combine had collapsed during the worldwide...
Jaguar’s regal record in the world’s most prestigious sports car race was assembled over many years We may not automatically think “Jaguar” upon hearing the words “Le Mans,” but the reverse linkage is more likely to be true. Although it had enjoyed prior racing success, Jaguar truly rose to international...
This painting shows the Talbot Lago driven by Louis Rosier being tended by a mechanic at the very first World...
The Mullin Automotive Museum recently enjoyed a double victory, as cars from its collection took top honors on two continents....
The late 1960s brought a host of changes to the famed 24 Hours of Le Mans. The wave of “professionalism” that was sweeping across other forms of motorsport began to exert its influence at Le Mans. With increased money and prestige now flowing through professional racing, the caliber of teams...
• The Branson Auto Museum has pledged to rebuild and reopen at the same location after a tornado with 130-mph...
Cavallino Classic at Mar-a-Lago Beach, Florida January 22-24, 2015 (Click to enlarge images) Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access...
Mullin Museum founder Peter Mullin’s affection for French culture is no secret to anyone in this industry, and it will once again be on display at his Oxnard, California, facility beginning April 14. Entitled “L’époque des Carrossiers: The Art and Times of the French Coachbuilders,” this new display will showcase...
The 80th anniversary of the first car race at Donington Park in 1933 is to be celebrated with exclusive races...
The 38th annual Concours d’Elegance of America (formerly the Meadowbrook Concours) crowned a pair of classic automobiles as its dual...
A total of 26 cars sold for more than $1 million during Classic Car Week in Monterey, California this August, topped by the world record bid of $7,260,000 for a 1959 Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Spider Competizione at the Gooding & Co. Pebble Beach sale. Gooding, enjoying a 79...
Edited by Rex McAfee New venue, spectacular winner: This year’s Arizona Concours d’Elegance was the show’s fifth edition and was...
A weekend full of horsepower, friendships and history came to an exciting end Sunday, when the 1938 Darracq/Talbot Lago owned...
Talbot-Lago Grand Sport, The Car from Paris By Peter Larsen with Ben Erikson From 1948 to 1953, The Talbot-Lago Grand Sport was the star on the stands of the famous carrossiers at the Paris Salons and the shows in Geneva, Brussels and London. They were entered by their wealthy owners...
The 21st Annual Keels & Wheels Concours d’Elegance took place last weekend in Seabrook, Texas, as more than 10,000 people...
Founder Kevin Kay was working in the foreign car parts business some 30 years ago, when he purchased his first...
The 1937 Talbot-Lago T150-C “Goutte d’Eau” owned by Peter and Merle Mullin (above) has won the inaugural Peninsula Classics Best of the Best award, which was presented last night in Carmel, California. The prize, judged by a panel of nearly two dozen notable motoring experts, evaluated the Best of Show...
As noted each of the last two weeks, The Peninsula Classics Best of the Best award, celebrating automotive design and...
Talbot-Lago, the name rolls off your tongue like a dew drop rolls off a leaf, deliberate but elegant. The cars...
The Mullin Automotive Museum has announced it will display six French classics at various events during Monterey Car Week, August 16-20. Selected from the museum’s collection, the vehicles will be showcased at the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, The Quail, a Motorsports Gathering and The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. “The motorcars...
While boasting more than 40 entrants, the 1953 Australian Grand Prix looked to be a three-man race: Whiteford, Jones and...
Philanthropist Peter Mullin is founder of the Mullin Automotive Museum in Oxnard, California, as well as Chairman of the Board...
Photo: Pete Austin Cars don’t come much better than this. Born in a golden era of sportscar racing, this French beauty has the most amazing pedigree. Raced at Le Mans by Juan Manuel Fangio and Louis Rosier, driven in the Monaco Grand Prix by Maurice Trintignant and currently in ownership...
He crashed numerous cars and aeroplanes, did his best to drown an admiral, and his dog delayed a critical wartime...
A superb group of 60 exquisite automobiles will take to the show field at the Palace of Hollyroodhouse in Edinburgh,...
March 2018 Of Sliding Skirts and Avantis Dear Editor, When the design of the Studebaker Avanti was done by the Raymond Loewy office, the studio was located in Palm Springs, California. One of—if not the—designer on the job was Tom Kellogg, a classmate of mine at the Art Center School....
