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===Talbot Lago Grand Sport T26===
[[File:Talbot Lago by Stabilimenti Farina.jpg|thumb|left|1951 Talbot-Lago T26 Grand Sport Cabriolet by Stabilimenti Farina]]
The "T26 Grand Sport (GS)" was first displayed in public in October 1947 as a shortened chassis,<ref>The standard wheelbase for the existing T26 models was 3125 mm, but for the T26 Grand Sport this was reduced to 2650 mm.</ref> and only 12 were made during 1948 which was the models's first full year of production.<ref name="Automobilia1948">{{cite journal| title =Automobilia| journal = Toutes les voitures françaises 1948 (Salon Paris oct 1947)| volume = 7|page=78|year = 1998|publisher=Histoire & collections|location=Paris }}</ref> The car was noted for its speed. The engine which produced 170&nbsp;hp in the Lago Record was adapted to provide {{convert|190|bhp|abbr=on}} or, later, {{convert|195|bhp|abbr=on}} in the GS, and a top speed of around 200&nbsp;km/h (124&nbsp;mph) was claimed, depending on the body that was fitted.<ref name="AlleAutosder50er" /> The car was built for either racing or luxury and benefited directly from Talbot's successful T26C Grand Prix car. As such it was expensive, rare and helped [[Louis Rosier]] with [[Jean-Louis Rosier|his son]] to win the [[24 Hours of Le Mans|LeMans 24 Hour race]] in 1950. The GS replaced the Lago-Record chassis which was named for its remarkable top speed. The GS was one of the world's most powerful production cars at the time. It had several special features from the T26 Grand Prix cars, such as a 4.5-litre inline-6 aluminum cylinder head, a hollowed camshaft, multiport exhaust system and triple carburetors.<ref name="simeone">{{cite web|last1=Simeone|first1=Frederick|title=1948 Talbot-Lago T26 Grand Sport Coupe|date=19 July 2008 |url=http://www.simeonemuseum.org/the-collection/rally-racing/1948-talbot-lago-t26-grand-sport-coupe|publisher=Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum|access-date=10 March 2015}}</ref> Chassis details were similar to the Grand Prix cars, but it was longer and wider. It came it two wheelbase lengths -104 and {{convert|110|in|mm}}.

Almost all the Talbots sold during the late 1940s came with Talbot bodies, constructed in the manufacturer's extensive workshops. The '''T26 Grand Sport (GS)''' was the exception, however, and cars were delivered only as bare chassis, requiring customers to choose bespoke bodywork from a specialist coachbuilder.<ref name="Automobilia1948" />  The GS was a star turn in a dull world and coachbuilders such as Saoutchik, [[Franay]], Oblin, and Figoni et Falaschi competed to trump Talbot's own designers with elaborately elegant bodies.<ref name="AlleAutosder50er" />