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Carrosserie Mystérieuse sur une Talbot 18/55 de 1925
Les recherches portent sur une Talbot 18/55 de 1925 (en réalité une Sunbeam 16/50 rebadgée) localisée en Australie-Occidentale. La voiture possède une carrosserie berline dont le carrossier reste pour l’instant introuvable. Les archives Talbot indiquent qu’elle a été vendue à l’export en 1925 comme un tourer carrossé par Darracq, et qu’elle a probablement été reconstruite en Australie vers 1930–1932.
Les photos montrent à la fois son aspect lors de ma première rencontre en 1965 et son état tel que je l’ai revue il y a quelques jours—dans un hangar sombre. Les poignées de portes extérieures, les ouvertures de fenêtres et les montants de pare-brise sont très distinctifs et pourraient donner de précieuses pistes à un expert. Les portes sont en bois, ce qui laisse penser que toute la carrosserie l’est également.
Toute aide sera appréciée.
Texte et photos : Peter Ransom
Cette question a été publiée à l’origine le 20 juin 2015
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vendredi août 29th, 2025
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Michael Ognenis
29 Août 2025, 00:19
This looks to be the same car. It's been sitting for about 15 years or so and still starts on the button and drives! And yes, it's in Western Australia. Please comment if you need to get in touch.
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Inconnu
22 Juin 2015, 23:37
No problems Peter, I will try and replicate your pics
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Inconnu
22 Juin 2015, 22:59
R Mawer... I too hope the Darracq tourer body finds a bare chassis, this Sunbeam saloon is far to nice for any anatomical swaps...I have no idea which Roesch Talbot chassis ditched this tourer body to make yet another Brooklands lookalike....
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Inconnu
22 Juin 2015, 12:14
Will do Peter, I will try and replicate several of your pics
Cheers
Lance
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Cheers
Lance
Inconnu
22 Juin 2015, 09:30
What a very attractive, well-balanced car !
I do hope the owner will not be tempted to rebody it with the Darracq tourer body offered-there will be quite a few "utes" or bare chassis around (not necessarily Sunbeams or Talbots ) crying out to make a better use for this. I wonder what happened to the car that originally had this tourer body on it ?
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I do hope the owner will not be tempted to rebody it with the Darracq tourer body offered-there will be quite a few "utes" or bare chassis around (not necessarily Sunbeams or Talbots ) crying out to make a better use for this. I wonder what happened to the car that originally had this tourer body on it ?
Inconnu
22 Juin 2015, 01:49
Lance, could you post a picture or two of your Lancia, please?
Michael, it's not my car. I'm just doing the research.
Nick, yes, they went a bit overboard with the visor but it's a good idea, especially as the windscreen doesn't open (sort of balances out, doesn't it?).
Neil, do you mean a boot's been added or is "rebooted" a term for rebodied? I'm from Queensland - we know nothing up here...
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Michael, it's not my car. I'm just doing the research.
Nick, yes, they went a bit overboard with the visor but it's a good idea, especially as the windscreen doesn't open (sort of balances out, doesn't it?).
Neil, do you mean a boot's been added or is "rebooted" a term for rebodied? I'm from Queensland - we know nothing up here...
Inconnu
21 Juin 2015, 09:55
Martin and King is a possibility, they did a lot of european stuff in the period. Though Australia had numerous local body builders due to a tax anomaly that meant it was cheaper to body cars locally than import them. This body seems to have similarities to this car http://www.grahampaigeaustralia.com/Images/slope_front_612_sedan_2.jpg
That is a rebooted 1929 Graham Paige. We have found 5 or six of these over the years, we initially assumed they were customised, but the more we found we have come to the conclusion that they were either unsold cars that were rebooted in the early 30s to update them, or maybe they owners couldn't afford a new car so went the cheap option. We still don't know who did these bodies either
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That is a rebooted 1929 Graham Paige. We have found 5 or six of these over the years, we initially assumed they were customised, but the more we found we have come to the conclusion that they were either unsold cars that were rebooted in the early 30s to update them, or maybe they owners couldn't afford a new car so went the cheap option. We still don't know who did these bodies either
Inconnu
21 Juin 2015, 08:12
Some of the external beading features say Martin & King to me - having viewed some Alvises using their coachwork. The general shape is a copy of the English Austins of the early to mid Thirties era. M & K often took their styling from the English makers with minor adaptions for the local market; hence the deep visor over the screen for sunny climates!
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Inconnu
21 Juin 2015, 05:19
I can't help with ID, Peter... but I do have a Darracq tourer body of the period, happy to make it available if you feel a touring body would be a worthwhile option for some future restorer...
I'll run an advert under parts.
Mike
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I'll run an advert under parts.
Mike
Inconnu
21 Juin 2015, 00:20
It looks very similar to a Martin and KIng body I have on a Lancia Artena circa 1932
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