Editing Talbot-Lago (section)

== Predecessors ==

===Alexandre Darracq===
{{main|Automobiles Darracq France}}
The Suresnes factory had been built by [[Alexandre Darracq]] for his pioneering car manufacturing business begun in 1896, which he named A. Darracq & Cie. It was very profitable. Alexandre Darracq built racing as well as "pleasure" cars and Darracq rapidly became famous for its motor racing successes. Darracq sold his remaining portion of his business in 1912.

===Talbot France===
{{main|Automobiles Talbot France}}
New owners renamed the Darracq business Automobiles Talbot in 1922. However, though its ordinary production cars were badged as Talbots, the new owners continued incorporating the Darracq name in Talbot-Darracq for their competition cars.

Owing to the simultaneous existence of British Talbot cars, French products when sold in Britain were badged Darracq-Talbot or Talbot-Darracq,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160922084121/http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TALBOT-DARRACQ-1921-MODELS-Car-Brochure-1921-/151607756843?hash=item234c86c82b:g:jS8AAOSwstxU3lNt Talbot Darracq]</ref> or even simply Darracq.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160922084512/http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DARRACQ-CAR-RANGE-Sales-Brochure-c1938-SALOON-Limousine-CABRIOLET-Lago-Special-/151792058813?hash=item23578301bd:g:k0YAAOSw3ydVzjT7 Darracq]</ref>

===Antonio Lago===
In 1932, after the onset of [[the Great Depression]], Italo-British businessman [[Antonio Lago]] was appointed managing director in the hope that he might revive Automobiles Talbot's business. Lago began this process, but the owners were unable to stave off [[receivership]] beyond the end of 1934. The receiver did not immediately close Automobiles Talbot, and in 1936 Antonio Lago managed to complete a [[management buy-out]] from the receiver.