Product Overview
Brand New/Never Used/Original Packaging
Cartrix Talbot-Lago British GP 1950, Johnny Claes, #18
- Yellow in color
- Limited edition of 1500
- Issued numbered certificate
- Displayed on perspex base
- Presented in metal tin with dust cloth
- 1:32 scale
- Ready to run slot car
- S-can motor inline
- 2WD
- Magnet
History
In the mid-1930s the Talbot firm was acquired and reorganized by Anthony Lago, who since then, used the name Talbot-Lago to produce his own street cars. As a fan of motor racing, Anthony thought the Grand Prix were the best advertising and made a car to run based on the 6-cylinder engine of his saloon, but increased to 4.5 liters. Its new engine was the basis of the Talbot Lake T26.
The 1948 Monaco GP was his debut. Less powerful and sophisticated than the Alfa Romeo, Ferrari and Maserati, French cars completed the race without stopping or refueling or changing tires. Nino Farina took the victory for Maserati, with Louis Chiron on his T26 on his heels. Thanks to its reliability, the T26 won important Grand Prix victories during 1948 and 1949.
In 1950, Talbot Lake was the only French car present in the first race of the new F1 World Championship: the GP of England, with 5 cars at the start. Something similar happened in the other GPs of the season, being almost the only opponent of the Italian red racing cars. But in 1951 Talbot did not experience the same success ... Rosier made the best position, repeating a third in Switzerland and Belgium.
Finally in 1952, without evolving and widely surpassed by the competition, no one ran the Talbot Lake Championship anymore. In 1956 and 1957 he participated in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, being almost the only opponent of the Italian red racing cars.
