Gooding Marks New Milestone With $13.4M 1937 Talbot-Lago
This coveted US$13.4 million 1937 Talbot-Lago is now the most expensive French car ever sold at an auction.
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On 4 March 2022, the Figoni et Falaschi-bodied 1937 Talbot-Lago T150-C-SS Teardrop Coupe became the most expensive French car in existence. The coveted vintage vehicle was expected to exceed US$10 million last month by the car world. Instead, it was sold for a whopping, record-breaking US$13.425 million in Florida during the Amelia Island Auction by Gooding & Company.
The 1937 Talbot-Lago
In the realm of cars, the Teardrop is touted as ?one of the most enduringly beautiful automobiles of all time?. Only one of two cars sport an impeccable all-alloy Modèle New York coachwork. The elegant Talbot-Lago was the brainchild of three Italian visionaries in the late 1930s, who redefined the Parisian automotive scene ? Anthony Lago, Joseph Figoni and Luigi Chinetti.
Image: Gooding & Company
This 85-year-old car, chassis 90107, has been the star of several automotive shows, including the prestigious Concours d?Elegance. Today, it remains a mechanic marvel, exceptional elegance and real personality car ? without a doubt, one of the true masterpieces of industrial design with the French school of streamlined styling.
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The Talbot-Lago had been repainted in dark red b...
The post Gooding Marks New Milestone With $13.4M 1937 Talbot-Lago appeared first on LUXUO.
Image: Gooding & Company
On 4 March 2022, the Figoni et Falaschi-bodied 1937 Talbot-Lago T150-C-SS Teardrop Coupe became the most expensive French car in existence. The coveted vintage vehicle was expected to exceed US$10 million last month by the car world. Instead, it was sold for a whopping, record-breaking US$13.425 million in Florida during the Amelia Island Auction by Gooding & Company.
The 1937 Talbot-Lago
In the realm of cars, the Teardrop is touted as ?one of the most enduringly beautiful automobiles of all time?. Only one of two cars sport an impeccable all-alloy Modèle New York coachwork. The elegant Talbot-Lago was the brainchild of three Italian visionaries in the late 1930s, who redefined the Parisian automotive scene ? Anthony Lago, Joseph Figoni and Luigi Chinetti.
Image: Gooding & Company
This 85-year-old car, chassis 90107, has been the star of several automotive shows, including the prestigious Concours d?Elegance. Today, it remains a mechanic marvel, exceptional elegance and real personality car ? without a doubt, one of the true masterpieces of industrial design with the French school of streamlined styling.
READ MORE: Vintage Cars: 5 Classic Beauties Ready for Spring
The Talbot-Lago had been repainted in dark red b...
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