1930 Talbot 14/45 Drop Head Coupe Classic Cars for sale

1930 Talbot 14/45 Drop Head Coupe Leominster, United Kingdom

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1930 Talbot 14/45 Drop Head Coupe

LOT NO.89

REGISTRATION NUMBERGH 3599

CHASSIS NO.27956

ENGINE SIZE- 1,701 cc

ENGINE NO.6990

DOCUMENTSV5C; Buff logbooks; detailed history

ESTIMATE - £10,000 - £15,000

Delightful and original six-cylinder Talbot; working top; full ownership history from new; a proper Vintage car Most British manufacturers of the 1920s aspired to produce a smooth running, torquey, small capacity six-cylinder engine and Talbot were no exception. Struggling financially, the firm rationalised their range to a one model policy, the design of which fell to genius engineer Georges Roesch. In consultation with the chaps on the factory floor and with guidance from Louis Coatalen, he designed and launched the excellent 1,665cc six-cylinder 14/45.

Using an unusually high compression ratio and a high 4,500rpm rev limit, the result was an unusually smooth unit which delivered a strong performance for its size, with almost 60mph being obtained when road tested by the motoring correspondent of 'The Times'.

Built by Clement Talbot Limited in a factory in Ladbrook Grove in North Kensington, a variety of coachwork styles were available, mostly by Darracq - a subsidiary of STD based in Fulham. This charmingly original factory DHC was delivered new in Leicestershire in 1930. The history file includes no fewer than three buff logbooks, which detail every owner from new! There were lots - particularly during the 1950s when it seemed to pass to a new owner every couple of months…quite possibly due to petrol rationing? An invoice to its then owner who lived near Malvern from Talbot guru John Bland dates from 1957, the car ending up with Keith Knight who purchased a 'job-lot' of Talbots back in the 1970s. The current owner acquired it from Keith in 1990 and has loved it and looked after it since. Fitted with a correct dynastart, it is described as a ready starter and is in very sound order. The folding hood works easily, the windows roll up and down as they should - even the dickie seat is fully trimmed.

A proper Vintage car of the old school, it appeals on many levels having been unspoilt by over-restoration or neglect. We love it.