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{{Short description|Automobile manufacturer (1920–1959)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} {{Infobox company | name = Talbot-Lago | logo = Talbot brand logo 1954.png | logo_size = 150 | image = | image_size = | image_alt = | image_caption = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | former_name = | type = [[Société Anonyme|S.A.]] | industry = [[automotive industry|Automotive]] | fate = Acquired by [[Simca]] in 1959 <ref name=Automobilia1959/> | predecessor = [[Automobiles Talbot France|Automobiles Talbot]] | successor = | founded = 1936 | founder = [[Antonio Lago]] | defunct = {{end date and age|1959}} | hq_location = | hq_location_city = [[Suresnes]] | hq_location_country = France | area_served = <!-- or: | areas_served = --> | key_people = | products = [[car|Automobiles]], [[auto racing|racing cars]] | brands = [[Talbot]] | services = | subsid = }} '''Talbot-Lago''' was a French [[automobile]] manufacturer based in [[Suresnes]], Hauts de Seine, outside [[Paris]]. The company was owned and managed by [[Antonio Lago]], an Italian engineer that acquired rights to the [[Talbot]] brand name after the demise of [[Darracq and Company London|Darracq London]]'s subsidiary [[Automobiles Talbot France]] in 1936.<ref name=hager>[https://www.hagerty.com/media/market-trends/hagerty-insider/talbot-lago-isnt-a-household-name-but-this-french-beauty-made-history/ Talbot-Lago isn’t a household name, but this French beauty made history] by Rick Carey on Hagerty.com, 19 April 2022</ref> Under Lago's managing, the company produced a range of automobiles that included [[sport car|sport]] and [[auto racing|racing cars]]; in some cases, the vehicles were designed by coachbuild company [[Figoni et Falaschi]].<ref name=hager/> Talbot-Lago faced financial problems; as a result, Lago sold the company to [[Simca]] in 1959.<ref name=Automobilia1959/>
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