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Also called the Series III or Grand Sport Luxe, the GSL featured a new body by Facel-Métallon. Even though each car was different in detail, this was the first standardized Grand Sport from Talbot.

Ranging from chassis numbers 111001 to 111019 the cars shared its body style with the T14 LS and T14 LA.

Chassis & Sales

1954 Talbot-Lago T26 Grand Sport 111003 - sold for $205,000 Representing the last glorious flowering of a great French marque, this Talbot-Lago Grand Sport, fitted with factory body number ‘5302’, left the Suresnes works on 4th February 1954 for delivery to its first recorded owner, a Mr Counil, while accompanying documentation lists a further five owners up to 2007. Over the course of the past 20-25 years the car has undergone extensive restoration. The engine was completely rebuilt in the 1980s wh... more
Gallery: 2008 Monterey Preview

1955 Talbot-Lago T26 Grand Sport Coupe 111019 - sold for €168,000 The ultimate road going expression of Lago’s vision was the T26 Grand Sport, essentially the Grand Prix chassis with a detuned engine in two-seat form. Today, it remains one of the greatest post-war grand touring cars from France, with only eight known survivors. An older restoration, this example from the O’Quinn Collection received a number of awards at Pebble Beach, Meadow Brook and Amelia Island. Today, it shows some 50,000 miles, with a s... more
Gallery: 2010 RM Auctions Sporting Classics of Monaco

1954 Talbot-Lago T26 Grand Sport Coupe 111006 - sold for $154,000 Today, it shows well, given the 25-year-old age of the restoration. While the photographs are flattering to the car, it does display a solid body with older paint that shows its age yet presents well on a summer’s day. The interior is original and looks good, but the leather is in need of dressing to soften it. Similarly, the chrome shows its age but is respectable, in keeping with the rest of the car. Underhood, the engine bay is clean and... more
Gallery: 2011 Amelia Island Auction by RM Auctions

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