Talbot Lago T150C SS Figoni & Falaschi Teardrop Coupé
IMVHO, this has to be the finest car ever built. Styling, class and swooping lines makes this car seem at speed while sitting still.
Best in Show 1997 at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance.
Chassis: 90104
The second, of eleven (11) 'Teardrop's built with the 'New York' style, chassis 90104 was delivered new to prominent orange plantation owner Dr. Fernand Masquefa, who resided both in Algeria and Morocco. He was a great enthusiast and retained the Figoni & Falaschi clothed machine for over forty years, frequently using it in local events. In the early 1980s, he finally sold the car and eventually it was completely restored for its new, Swiss owner. He showed the car at various events in the early 1990s before it was acquired by the current custodian. He had it restored once again and entered it in the 1997 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance where it won the prestigious 'Best of Show' award.
This year, (2022), a very similar car, chassis 90107, was consigned to Gooding Amelia Island auction, where it topped the sale with a record breaking price of $13.4 million !!!
Talbot Lago T150C SS Figoni & Falaschi Teardrop Coupé
IMVHO, this has to be the finest car ever built. Styling, class and swooping lines makes this car seem at speed while sitting still.
Best in Show 1997 at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance.
Chassis: 90104
The second, of eleven (11) 'Teardrop's built with the 'New York' style, chassis 90104 was delivered new to prominent orange plantation owner Dr. Fernand Masquefa, who resided both in Algeria and Morocco. He was a great enthusiast and retained the Figoni & Falaschi clothed machine for over forty years, frequently using it in local events. In the early 1980s, he finally sold the car and eventually it was completely restored for its new, Swiss owner. He showed the car at various events in the early 1990s before it was acquired by the current custodian. He had it restored once again and entered it in the 1997 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance where it won the prestigious 'Best of Show' award.
This year, (2022), a very similar car, chassis 90107, was consigned to Gooding Amelia Island auction, where it topped the sale with a record breaking price of $13.4 million !!!