#georges.roesch

333 Sunbeam-Talbot 10 Drophead Coupe (1946) KPG 516 by Robert Knight Via Flickr: Sunbeam-Talbot Ten Sports Tourer (1938-48) Engine 1185cc S4 Sv Production 4719 (all Ten post-war) Production 7245 (4-dr saloon: 5,655 DHC: 767; tourer: 822; open two-seater: 11; Other) Registration Number KPG 516 (Surrey) SUNBEAM-TALBOT SET www.flickr.com/photos/45676495@N05/sets/72157623722681741/ The Rootes Group, bought out Talbot and Sunbeam in 1935 This Rootes' Talbot Ten was one of the first products of the Rootes strategy intended to move the hitherto prestigious name of Talbot down market A star of the 1936 Motor Show it was a lengthened Hillman Aero Minx with a stronger chassis, updated by Talbots Georges Roesch. It was at first a two-door then a four-door sports saloon. A drophead coupé version and a sports tourer version were also available. The pillarless two-door saloon body made at the Darracq Motor Engineering Company works in Acton the open tourer was made by Whittingham & Mitchel and the drophead coupé with an intermediate coupé de ville position was made by Abbott of Farnham. All models were powered by an 1185cc straight four engine The Talbot Ten was rebadged Sunbeam-Talbot Ten in August 1938, changes included pressed steel wheels but covered by wheel discs, a normal lever for the gear changes, better instruments, and slightly reshaped front mudguards The new body was on effectively the same chassis but the engine and the radiator were moved 3.5 inches forward. In 1948 the Sunbeam-Talbot Ten was almost exactly twice the price of the new Austin A40 Devon and slightly slower Diolch am 94,795,213 o olygfeydd anhygoel, mae pob un yn cael ei werthfawrogi'n fawr. Thanks for 94,795,213 amazing views, every one is greatly appreciated. Shot 28.05.2022 at Smallwood Steam Rally. Cheshire REF 160-333

572 Talbot 105 Boat Tail Racer (1934) AYL 848 by Robert Knight Via Flickr: Talbot AV105 (1931-35) Engine 2969cc S6 OHV Production 335 Competition Number 202 Trevor Corner Competition Class Class 10 Special Sportscars and Saloons 1501cc to 3000cc or up to 2250cc Supercharged Registration Number AYL 848 (London) TALBOT ALBUM www.flickr.com/photos/45676495@N05/albums/72157623918911117/ Designed by Georges Roesch and launched at the October 1931 Olympia Motor Show some five months after the first appearance of the works racing cars. The AV 105 has been described as a superb car and probably the last vintage machine made in the UK. Powered by an enlarged 3 litre engine with improved breathing and Zenith downdraught carburettors, the customer version differed very little from its racing sibling though with a cast iron rather than aluminium block and priced at £835. In 1931 four 105s were tuned to provide a reported 119 bhp, in Brooklands trim further tuning and an increased compression ratio gave rise to a claimed 125bhp. The Talbot acquired its fame on the racing circuits, featuring prominently at Brooklands, in 1932 Talbot pulled out of racing, but a major Talbot dealer named Warwick Wright successfully ran a team of three 105s that year, and other teams operated by dealers and enthusiasts continued to race the cars at least till 1938 Diolch am 96,927,396 o olygfeydd anhygoel, mae pob un yn cael ei werthfawrogi'n fawr. Thanks for 96,927,395 amazing views, every one is greatly appreciated. Shot 07.08.2022, at the VSCC Prescott Speed Hill Climb, Prescott, Gloucestershire REF 162-572