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Engine
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Configuration |
Straight 6
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Location |
Front, longitudinally mounted
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Construction |
cast-iron block, alloy head
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Displacement |
3,994 cc / 243.7 cu in |
Bore / Stroke |
90.0 mm (3.5 in) / 104.5 mm (4.1 in)
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Compression |
7.0:1 |
Valvetrain |
2 valves / cylinder, OHV
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Fuel feed |
3 Stromberg Carburettors
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Aspiration |
Naturally Aspirated |
Power |
170 bhp / 127 kW
@ 4,100 rpm
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BHP/Liter |
43 bhp / liter |
Drivetrain |
Body |
aluminium and steel panels |
Chassis |
steel box section frame |
Front suspension |
wishbones, transverse leaf spring, friction dampers |
Rear suspension |
live axle, semi-elliptic leaf springs, friction dampers |
Steering |
worm-and-nut |
Brakes |
cable operated drums, all-round |
Gearbox |
Wilson preselector 4 speed Manual
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Drive |
Rear wheel drive |
Dimensions |
Weight |
1,600 kilo / 3,527 lbs |
Length / Width / Height |
4,300 mm (169.3 in) / 1,670 mm (65.7 in) / N/A
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Wheelbase / Track (fr/r) |
2,650 mm (104.3 in) / 1,422 mm (56 in) / 1,486 mm (58.5 in)
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Performance figures |
Power to weight |
0.11 bhp / kg |
Top Speed |
175 km/h (109 mph)
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Auctions |
Past sales |
- 2022 RM Sotheby's Monterey ($7,265,000)
- 2022 Gooding & Co. Amelia Island ($13,425,000)
- 2017 RM Sotheby's Villa Erba (3,360,000)
- 2011 RM Auctions Villa Erba (3,136,000)
- 2009 Gooding & Co. The Scottsdale Auction ($3,520,000)
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Resources |
Suggested reading |
- Talbot, des Talbot-Darracq aux Talbot-Lago, by Alain Spitz
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