I doubt you guys love these as much as I do, but what a car. My first or second year wandering around Lime Rock I spotted one—looked just like this one—and was awestruck. No idea what it was. Just an absolute jewel.
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I probably do, Ed. Absolutely beautiful.
They are VERY cool, Ed!
So this is a replica, correct?
Really cool.
It sure doesn't scream "I'm from 1937" - kind of a timeless body style much like the 356, Morgan +4, Jaguar XKE, and the Jauguar x120/140. All look like they spent days in a modern wind tunnel perfecting a low coefficient of friction.
More a piece of artwork --- that slip screams down the road. A Talbot Lago replica equipped with a V8 LS3 6.2 engine from the Corvette, which develops 430hp and 575 Nm of torque. Is mated to either a 4L65 automatic transmission or a T56 six-speed manual and is adapted to current emissions regulations. With Wildwood brakes. It maintains all the original character on an aesthetic level, with modern mechanics that remain "invisible".
Sounds like I need to add a "local" FL trip to Lauderdale soon!
The interior is such a dissapointment IMO, it should have a very large steering wheel for sure and older seats.
You've all lost your collective minds. This car is a hard pass.
H A R D pass.
I came pretty close to buying a TL America at one point when I had more money than brains. Luckily, I realized that the $25K purchase price was a drop in the bucket to what it would eventually cost. It was at least a running/driving survivor, though.
ps: $200K for a fiberglass replica is crazy. 917s and GT40s are half that. And better cars.
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Just looked at the interior. Swing and a miss!
Where did you see the interior pictures? I've always loved the style of the Talbot Lago, along with the Bugatti Atlantic.
Agree on the interior. It's close though. With a bigger streering wheel and some parchment faced gauges it'd be much closer to right. Should be a split bench seat as well.
Real deal:
VS:
Being me...I'd also consider replacing the small block Ford with a 250 L6 Chebby engine with 3 1bbls. No one knows the original engines in these cars but you know me.
Original Talbot Lago engine:
Cliffordified Chevy 6:
update: here's the one I saw at Lime Rock. That was in 2015:
Meh. I like cars that can pull Gs, you know, around corners.