Editing Talbot-Lago (section)

== Reorganisation under Tony Lago ==
For 1935, the existing range continued in production but from 1936 these were steadily replaced with cars designed by Walter Becchia, featuring transverse leaf-sprung independent suspension. These included the 4-cylinder 2323&nbsp;cc (13CV) [[Talbot Type T4 "Minor"]], a surprise introduction at the 1937 [[Paris Motor Show]], and the 6-cylinder 2,696&nbsp;cc (15CV) Talbot "Cadette-15", along with and the 6-cylinder 2,996&nbsp;cc or 3,996&nbsp;cc (17 or 23CV) Talbot "Major" and its long-wheelbase version, the Talbot "Master": these were classified as Touring cars (''voitures de tourisme'').<ref name=Automobilia1938/>

There was also in the second half of the 1930s a range of Sporting cars (''voitures de sport'') which started with the Talbot "Baby-15", mechanically the same as the "Cadette-15" but using a shorter slightly lighter chassis. The Sporting Cars range centred on the 6-cylinder 2,996&nbsp;cc or 3,996&nbsp;cc (17 or 23CV) Talbot "Baby" and also included the 3,996&nbsp;cc (23CV) 23 and sporting Lago-Spéciale and Lago-SS models, respectively with two and three  carburettors, and corresponding increases in power and performance.<ref name=Automobilia1938>{{cite journal| title =Automobilia| journal = Toutes les voitures françaises 1938 (Salon 1937)| volume = 6| pages =88–89|year = 1998|publisher=Histoire & collections|location=Paris }}</ref> The most frequently specified body for the Lago-SS was built by [[Figoni et Falaschi]], and featured a particularly eye-catching aerodynamic form.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://davepics.com/Misc/Cars/Talbot/tn/Talbot_Lago_1937_T150_SS.jpg.html|title=Image: Talbot Lago 1937 T150 SS|work=davepics.com}}</ref>

Lago was an excellent engineer who developed the existing six-cylinder engine into a high-performance 4-litre one.  The sporting six-cylinder models had a great racing history. The bodies—such as of the T150 coupé—were made by excellent [[coachbuilder]]s such as Figoni et Falaschi or [[Saoutchik]].

===Talbot-Lago models 1935–1940===
Although the proliferation of cars types and model names that followed Lago's acquisition of the business is at first glance bewildering, it actually involved only four standard chassis lengths as follows:
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|image1 = Talbot-Lago T150C-SS coupé 1939 Pourtout.JPG
|caption1 = 1939 Talbot-Lago T-150 CSS. Body by [[Carrosserie Pourtout|Carrosserie Marcel Pourtout]], designer [[Georges Paulin]]
|image2 = 1937 Talbot-Lago T150 SS "Goutte d'Eau", front left (Greenwich 2022).jpg 
|caption2 = 1937 Talbot Lago T150 SS. Teardrop Coupe bodywork by [[Figoni & Falaschi]]
|image3 = Talbot Lago Minor T4 1937 at Schaffen-Diest 2013.JPG 
|caption3 = Talbot Lago Minor T4 1937, a {{convert|2323|cc|cid|abbr=on}} which competed with equivalent models from [[Hotchkiss et Cie|Hotchkiss]] and [[Salmson]] 
|image4 = 1938 Talbot Teardrop SS 150 (coachwork by Figoni & Falaschi (7563067512).jpg 
|caption4 = Figoni & Falaschi teardrop coupé on a 1938 SS 150 chassis
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: Short Châssis ({{convert|2950|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} wheelbase):
:: [[Talbot Type T4 "Minor"|Minor T4]] (4 cylinders, 2323&nbsp;cc)
:: Junior 11
:: [[Talbot Baby|Baby-15]] (6 cylinders, 2696&nbsp;cc)
:: [[Talbot Baby|Baby 3 litres]] (6 cylinders, 2996&nbsp;cc)
:: T150 3 litres (6 cylinders, 2996&nbsp;cc)
:: [[Talbot Baby|Baby 4 litres]] (6 cylinders, 3996&nbsp;cc)
:: [[Talbot Baby#Talbot Lago-Spécial|Lago Spécial]] (6 cylinders, 3996&nbsp;cc with twin or triple carbs)
: Extra short Châssis ({{convert|2650|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} wheelbase):
:: [[Talbot Baby#Talbot Lago-SS|Lago SS]] (6 cylinders, 3996&nbsp;cc with triple carbs)
: Normal Châssis ({{convert|3200|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} wheelbase):
:: Cadette-15 (6 cylinders, 2696&nbsp;cc)
:: Major 3 litres (6 cylinders, 2996&nbsp;cc)
:: Major 4 litres (6 cylinders, 3996&nbsp;cc)
: Long (7-seater) Châssis ({{convert|3450|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} wheelbase):
:: Master 3 litres (6 cylinders, 2996&nbsp;cc)
:: Master 4 litres (6 cylinders, 3996&nbsp;cc)

During the early years of the war Walter Becchia left Talbot to work for Citroen, but Lago was joined in 1942 by another exceptional engineer, Carlo Machetti, and from then the two of them were working on the twin camshaft 4483&nbsp;cc six-cylinder unit that would lie at the heart of the 1946 Talbot T26.