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==Today== [[File:Stahls Automotive Collection December 2021 096 (1938 Talbot-Lago T-120).jpg|thumb|1938 Talbot-Lago T-120 at [[Stahls Automotive Collection]]]] Talbot-Lagos have become a top-prized car at various auctions. A Figoni et Falaschi-bodied T150C SS Teardrop Coupe, owned by [[Brooks Stevens]], would sell for US$3,535,000 at [[Christie's]] [[Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance]] auction on 18 August 2005,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tlccar.com/talbot_lago.htm |title=Talbot Lago, TLC Carrossiers Inc. |access-date=18 July 2013 |archive-date=8 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131208231130/http://tlccar.com/talbot_lago.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> another for US$3,905,000 at the Palm Beach International Concours d'Elegance [[Gooding & Company]] auction on 22 January 2006, where it was unanimously voted "Best in Show",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/event/88/2006-Palm-Beach-International-a-Concours-d-Elegance.html|title=2006 Palm Beach International, a Concours d'Elegance - Report and 210-shot Gallery|work=Ultimatecarpage.com}}</ref><ref>[http://www.conceptcarz.com/events/event/110/Gooding--Company-Auction-Palm-Beach.aspx Gooding & Company Auction: Palm Beach", February, 2006]</ref><ref>[http://www.grundy.com/news/articles/news1-25-2006-10-36-42.asp Vintage Car Sets World Auction Sales Record", Grundy Insurance, 25 January 2006] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212231304/http://www.grundy.com/news/articles/news1-25-2006-10-36-42.asp |date=12 December 2013 }}</ref> and another for US$4,620,000 at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance [[RM Auctions]] Sports & Classics of Monterey auction on 14 August 2010.<ref>[http://www.conceptcarz.com/events/event/685/RM-Auctions---Sports--Classics-of-Monterey.aspx RM Auctions - Sports & Classics of Monterey", September, 2010]</ref><ref>[http://www.oldcarsweekly.com/news/auction-news/one-million-dollar-plus-car-sales-at-rm-monterey Talbot-Lago, Ferrari each sell for $4,620,000 at RM Monterey on final event night", ''Old Cars'', 16 August 2010]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-rm-monterey-auction/#3262663#photo-3262663|title=2010 RM Monterey Auction|work=Autoblog}}</ref> A T150 C SS with a [[Pourtout]] Aerocoupé body, designed by [[Georges Paulin]], sold for US$4,847,000 at the 2008 [[Bonhams & Butterfields]] Sale of Exceptional Motorcars and Automobilia at [[Quail Lodge]].<ref>[http://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/chassisNum.aspx?carid=12470&idNumID=6655 1939 Talbot-Lago T150 C SS chassis 90120]</ref> An unrestored 1948 T26 Grand Sport, with coachwork by Oblin and chassis #110106, is a part of the permanent collection of the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum in Philadelphia, PA, USA.<ref name=simeone /> A 1949 Talbot-Lago T26 Grand Sport Coupé by Saoutchik from the [[Baillon Collection]] sold for €1,450,000 at the Artcurial auction in February 2015.<ref>[http://www.artcurial.com/en/infinitebidding.asp?method=getLotInfo&lotref=6CA41C3A71&seq=46 artcurial.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150207003650/http://www.artcurial.com/en/infinitebidding.asp?method=getLotInfo&lotref=6CA41C3A71&seq=46 |date=2015-02-07 }}</ref> Even Talbot-Lagos with factory bodies, rather than custom coachwork, are highly valued; a factory-bodied 1939 T150 C SS selling in 2013 for US$418,000 at the Gooding & Company [[Scottsdale, Arizona|Scottsdale]] auction.<ref>[http://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/chassisNum.aspx?carid=12470&idNumID=16815 1939 Talbot-Lago T150 C SS chassis 90060]</ref>
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