Article: Holiday Snaps - Part 3

[Steve Holmes]

Steve, hopefully it's the one that somebody "borrowed" from me and was never returned. If it is, I will know it's gone to a good home

How will we know if its your one Rhys? Is there anything I should be looking for?

[Steve Holmes]

[Steve Holmes]

[Steve Holmes]

[Steve Holmes]

[Steve Holmes]

Read the description below. Apparently this Talbot 26C has never been raced!

[khyndart in CA]

Steve,
You will just have to come to Laguna Seca in August to see a Talbot 26C on the race track.

(Ken Hyndman photo. Laguna Seca. August 2017.)
"" This 1950 Talbot T-26C Grand Prix car with chassis number 11052 was one of the factory works racers during the 1950 season. It is fitted with the twin-plug engine and a side air intake commonly known as a 'bazooka'. It is one of just 23 examples created from 1948 through 1951 and is powered by a straight six cylinder engine that displaces 4.5 liters and produces 260 horsepower. There is a four-speed manual gearbox and four-wheel drum brakes."
By Daniel Vaughan | Feb 2008 " (Conceptcarz.com information )

This one is just for you Steve.
[video=youtube;KyB8scps_x8]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyB8scps_x8[/video]


Ken H

[Oldfart]

How will we know if its your one Rhys? Is there anything I should be looking for?

Because it had my name in the front. I really didn't expect it to show, like a couple of others. Mea Culpa for not being clever about records of who I loaned things to.

[Paul B]

Steve,
You will just have to come to Laguna Seca in August to see a Talbot 26C on the race track.

(Ken Hyndman photo. Laguna Seca. August 2017.)
"" This 1950 Talbot T-26C Grand Prix car with chassis number 11052 was one of the factory works racers during the 1950 season. It is fitted with the twin-plug engine and a side air intake commonly known as a 'bazooka'. It is one of just 23 examples created from 1948 through 1951 and is powered by a straight six cylinder engine that displaces 4.5 liters and produces 260 horsepower. There is a four-speed manual gearbox and four-wheel drum brakes."
By Daniel Vaughan | Feb 2008 " (Conceptcarz.com information )

This one is just for you Steve.



Ken H

Have a look at the rear wheel placement of both 26c's, the one that was not raced in post #46 seems to have the rear wheel oddly placed too far toward the cockpit, whereas the photo in post #47 has the rear wheel placed more rearward in a more practical place. Or is it the angle of the shots?

[khyndart in CA]

Paul,
That might be the reason it had never raced. The driver would have been terrified of losing a elbow on a road wheel being that close !
Ken H

[Steve Holmes]

Steve,
You will just have to come to Laguna Seca in August to see a Talbot 26C on the race track.
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(Ken Hyndman photo. Laguna Seca. August 2017.)
"" This 1950 Talbot T-26C Grand Prix car with chassis number 11052 was one of the factory works racers during the 1950 season. It is fitted with the twin-plug engine and a side air intake commonly known as a 'bazooka'. It is one of just 23 examples created from 1948 through 1951 and is powered by a straight six cylinder engine that displaces 4.5 liters and produces 260 horsepower. There is a four-speed manual gearbox and four-wheel drum brakes."
By Daniel Vaughan | Feb 2008 " (Conceptcarz.com information )

This one is just for you Steve.
[video=youtube;KyB8scps_x8]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyB8scps_x8[/video]


Ken H

Hey thats a great looking car Ken! I did see a couple of them racing at Silverstone many years ago.

[Steve Holmes]

[Steve Holmes]

[Steve Holmes]

And now for something a little smaller.....

[Steve Holmes]

[Steve Holmes]

[chaindrive]

A SMALL VERSION OF THE ABOVE.................Peter Giddings brought one down here a few moons ago

[khyndart in CA]

Two engine shots of the 1950 Talbot T 26C at Laguna Seca. 2017.
Note the straight six engine with 12 ignition wires for 2 spark plugs per cylinder.

( Ken H photos. )


(ken H)

[Steve Holmes]

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A SMALL VERSION OF THE ABOVE.................Peter Giddings brought one down here a few moons ago

Hey thats really cool!

[Steve Holmes]

Two engine shots of the 1950 Talbot T 26C at Laguna Seca. 2017.
Note the straight six engine with 12 ignition wires for 2 spark plugs per cylinder.
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( Ken H photos. )


(ken H)

Stunning!