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Re: Article: Holiday Snaps - Part 3
Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2018 6:52 pm
by Steve Holmes
Oldfart wrote: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?
Re: Article: Holiday Snaps - Part 3
Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2018 9:11 pm
by Steve Holmes
Re: Article: Holiday Snaps - Part 3
Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2018 9:13 pm
by Steve Holmes
Re: Article: Holiday Snaps - Part 3
Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2018 9:16 pm
by Steve Holmes
Re: Article: Holiday Snaps - Part 3
Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2018 9:22 pm
by Steve Holmes
Re: Article: Holiday Snaps - Part 3
Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2018 9:25 pm
by Steve Holmes
Read the description below. Apparently this Talbot 26C has never been raced!
Re: Article: Holiday Snaps - Part 3
Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2018 8:30 am
by 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
Re: Article: Holiday Snaps - Part 3
Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2018 10:25 am
by Oldfart
Steve Holmes wrote: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.
Re: Article: Holiday Snaps - Part 3
Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2018 8:32 pm
by Paul B
khyndart in CA wrote: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?
Re: Article: Holiday Snaps - Part 3
Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2018 10:34 pm
by 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
Re: Article: Holiday Snaps - Part 3
Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2018 4:01 am
by Steve Holmes
khyndart in CA wrote: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.
Re: Article: Holiday Snaps - Part 3
Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2018 4:05 am
by Steve Holmes
Re: Article: Holiday Snaps - Part 3
Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2018 4:07 am
by Steve Holmes
Re: Article: Holiday Snaps - Part 3
Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2018 4:11 am
by Steve Holmes
And now for something a little smaller.....
Re: Article: Holiday Snaps - Part 3
Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2018 4:12 am
by Steve Holmes
Re: Article: Holiday Snaps - Part 3
Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2018 4:14 am
by Steve Holmes
Re: Article: Holiday Snaps - Part 3
Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2018 4:18 am
by chaindrive
A SMALL VERSION OF THE ABOVE.................Peter Giddings brought one down here a few moons ago
Re: Article: Holiday Snaps - Part 3
Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2018 7:22 am
by 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)
Re: Article: Holiday Snaps - Part 3
Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2018 8:19 pm
by Steve Holmes
chaindrive wrote:[ATTACH=CONFIG]52097[/ATTACH]
A SMALL VERSION OF THE ABOVE.................Peter Giddings brought one down here a few moons ago
Hey thats really cool!
Re: Article: Holiday Snaps - Part 3
Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2018 8:19 pm
by Steve Holmes
khyndart in CA wrote: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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[ATTACH=CONFIG]52099[/ATTACH]
( Ken H photos. )
(ken H)
Stunning!