page_title: Talbot-Lago
section_title: After World War II
hierarchical_section_title: Talbot-Lago / After World War II
caption_attribution_description: Talbot-Lago Record (1948 - 1951) at Anet Based on pre-war designs, the Talbot Record T26 was already launched in public in 1946. For the 1947 Paris Motor Show, in respect of the 1948 model, the bumper was modified and the headlights and fog lights were repositioned (lowered). The car in the picture has the lower front lights, suggesting that it was manufactured for or after 1948. A dramatic new three-box "ponton" body appeared in June 1951, and while there may still have been a few cars produced or sold with the "1948-style" body after that date, it is unlikely that the car in this picture was produced any time after 1951.
context_page_description: Automobiles Talbot S.A. was a French automobile manufacturer based in Suresnes, Hauts de Seine, outside Paris.
context_section_description: After the war, the company continued to be known both for successful high-performance racing cars and for large luxurious passenger cars, with extensive sharing of chassis and engine components between the two. Nevertheless, the period was one of economic stagnation and financial stringency. The company had difficulty finding customers, and its finances were stretched.
  
  In 1946, the company began production of a new engine design, based on earlier units but with a new cylinder head featuring a twin overhead camshaft. This engine, designed under the leadership of Carlo Marchetti, was in many respects a new engine. A 4483 cc six-cylinder in-line engine was developed for the Talbot Lago Record (1946–1952) and for the Talbot Grand Sport 26CV (1947–1954). These cars were priced against large luxurious cars from the likes of Delahaye, Delage, Hotchkiss and Salmson. Talbot would remain in the auto-making business for longer than any of these others, and the Talbot name was resurrected in the early 1980s.
caption: Talbot-Lago T26 "Record" ca. 1948
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