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Misteriosa Carrozzeria su Talbot 18/55 del 1925
La ricerca riguarda una Talbot 18/55 del 1925 (sostanzialmente una Sunbeam 16/50 rimarchiata) situata nell’Australia Occidentale. L’auto ha una carrozzeria berlina la cui origine resta finora sconosciuta. Dai registri Talbot risulta venduta per l’esportazione nel 1925 come tourer carrozzato Darracq, e probabilmente fu ricarrozzata in Australia tra il 1930 e il 1932.
Le foto mostrano un insieme di com’era quando la vidi per la prima volta nel 1965 e di com’è apparsa di nuovo pochi giorni fa—in un capanno buio. Le maniglie esterne delle porte, le aperture dei finestrini e i montanti del parabrezza sono piuttosto caratteristici e potrebbero offrire a un esperto gli indizi giusti. Le porte hanno un telaio in legno, quindi sospetto che l’intera carrozzeria sia costruita nello stesso modo.
Ogni contributo è gradito.
Testo e foto: Peter Ransom
Questa domanda è stata originariamente pubblicata il 20 giugno 2015
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venerdì agosto 29th, 2025
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Michael Ognenis
29 Agosto 2025, 00:19
This looks to be the same car. It's been sitting for about 15 years or so and still starts on the button and drives! And yes, it's in Western Australia. Please comment if you need to get in touch.
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Sconosciuto
22 Giugno 2015, 23:37
No problems Peter, I will try and replicate your pics
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22 Giugno 2015, 22:59
R Mawer... I too hope the Darracq tourer body finds a bare chassis, this Sunbeam saloon is far to nice for any anatomical swaps...I have no idea which Roesch Talbot chassis ditched this tourer body to make yet another Brooklands lookalike....
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22 Giugno 2015, 12:14
Will do Peter, I will try and replicate several of your pics
Cheers
Lance
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Cheers
Lance
Sconosciuto
22 Giugno 2015, 09:30
What a very attractive, well-balanced car !
I do hope the owner will not be tempted to rebody it with the Darracq tourer body offered-there will be quite a few "utes" or bare chassis around (not necessarily Sunbeams or Talbots ) crying out to make a better use for this. I wonder what happened to the car that originally had this tourer body on it ?
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I do hope the owner will not be tempted to rebody it with the Darracq tourer body offered-there will be quite a few "utes" or bare chassis around (not necessarily Sunbeams or Talbots ) crying out to make a better use for this. I wonder what happened to the car that originally had this tourer body on it ?
Sconosciuto
22 Giugno 2015, 01:49
Lance, could you post a picture or two of your Lancia, please?
Michael, it's not my car. I'm just doing the research.
Nick, yes, they went a bit overboard with the visor but it's a good idea, especially as the windscreen doesn't open (sort of balances out, doesn't it?).
Neil, do you mean a boot's been added or is "rebooted" a term for rebodied? I'm from Queensland - we know nothing up here...
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Michael, it's not my car. I'm just doing the research.
Nick, yes, they went a bit overboard with the visor but it's a good idea, especially as the windscreen doesn't open (sort of balances out, doesn't it?).
Neil, do you mean a boot's been added or is "rebooted" a term for rebodied? I'm from Queensland - we know nothing up here...
Sconosciuto
21 Giugno 2015, 09:55
Martin and King is a possibility, they did a lot of european stuff in the period. Though Australia had numerous local body builders due to a tax anomaly that meant it was cheaper to body cars locally than import them. This body seems to have similarities to this car http://www.grahampaigeaustralia.com/Images/slope_front_612_sedan_2.jpg
That is a rebooted 1929 Graham Paige. We have found 5 or six of these over the years, we initially assumed they were customised, but the more we found we have come to the conclusion that they were either unsold cars that were rebooted in the early 30s to update them, or maybe they owners couldn't afford a new car so went the cheap option. We still don't know who did these bodies either
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That is a rebooted 1929 Graham Paige. We have found 5 or six of these over the years, we initially assumed they were customised, but the more we found we have come to the conclusion that they were either unsold cars that were rebooted in the early 30s to update them, or maybe they owners couldn't afford a new car so went the cheap option. We still don't know who did these bodies either
Sconosciuto
21 Giugno 2015, 08:12
Some of the external beading features say Martin & King to me - having viewed some Alvises using their coachwork. The general shape is a copy of the English Austins of the early to mid Thirties era. M & K often took their styling from the English makers with minor adaptions for the local market; hence the deep visor over the screen for sunny climates!
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21 Giugno 2015, 05:19
I can't help with ID, Peter... but I do have a Darracq tourer body of the period, happy to make it available if you feel a touring body would be a worthwhile option for some future restorer...
I'll run an advert under parts.
Mike
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I'll run an advert under parts.
Mike
Sconosciuto
21 Giugno 2015, 00:20
It looks very similar to a Martin and KIng body I have on a Lancia Artena circa 1932
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