Description

TALBOT-LAGO T26 GS SPYDER n.8

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HISTORY

The Talbot-Lago T26 GS Spyder is a car that participated at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1952.

The French Pierre Levegh team with Pierre ‘Levegh’ Bouillin and René Marchand at the wheel of the Talbot-Lago T26 GS Spyder n.8 did not finish at the 24 hours of Le Mans 1952, due to broken engine after two hundred sixty-six laps.
The race was won by the Mercedes-Benz 300 SL n.21 with Hermann Lang and Fritz Riess and the second place of the twin car n.20 of Theo Helfrich and Helmut Niedermayr with a gap of one lap, while in third position the Nash-Healey 4 Litre n.10 with Leslie Johnson and Tommy Wisdom.

CHASSIS

Talbot-Lago T26 GS Spyder
Steel box frame with lightened side members and cross members
Length: 4100 mm
Width: 1580 mm
Height: 1150 mm
Suspension front: Independent wheels with transverse leaf spring and hydraulic shock absorbers
Suspension rear: Rigid axle with semi-elliptical longitudinal leaf springs and hydraulic shock absorbers
Brakes: Drums
Tyres: Dunlop

ENGINE

Talbot 4483 cc S6
Power: 155 kW
Location: Front, longitudinally mounted
Drive Type: Rear wheel drive.
Transmission: Manual four speed.
Fuel brand: ?
Fuel Type: Petrol
Tank Capacity: 198 lt

RESULT

Did not finish in the 24 hours of Le Mans 1952 with drivers Pierre ‘Levegh’ Bouillin, René Marchand