Car & Classic Dealer

Polson Motor Co. Ltd

Mill Farm, Ashfield Green, Wickhambrook, Newmarket, Suffolk

CB8 8UZ

Polson Motor Co. Ltd

As a Swiss, Talbot Chief Engineer, Georges Roesch, designed his cars with Alpine motoring in mind. With their combination of a strong and powerful push-rod six cylinder engine, powerful brakes, light and accurate steering and a compact, light yet sturdy chassis it is no surprise that Talbots excelled in the Alpine Trials of the 1930s, then undoubtedly the foremost long distance rally and an incredible ...

15,000
3 Nov 2024
Suffolk

As a Swiss, Talbot Chief Engineer Georges Roesch designed his cars with Alpine motoring in mind. With their combination of a strong and powerful push-rod six-cylinder engine, powerful brakes, light and accurate steering and a compact, light yet sturdy chassis it is no surprise that Talbots excelled in the Alpine Trials of the 1930s, then undoubtedly the foremost long-distance rally and an incredible ...

0
18 Oct 2024
Suffolk

As a Swiss, Talbot Chief Engineer, Georges Roesch, designed his cars with Alpine motoring in mind. With their combination of a strong and powerful push-rod six cylinder engine, powerful brakes, light and accurate steering and a compact, light yet sturdy chassis it is no surprise that Talbots excelled in the Alpine Trials of the 1930s, then undoubtedly the foremost long distance rally and an incredible ...

0
7 Oct 2024
Suffolk

Although Rolls-Royce's acquisition of Bentley Motors in 1931 robbed the latter of its independence, it did at least ensure the survival of the Bentley name. The first of the 'Derby Bentleys', as they would come to be known, continued the marque's sporting associations but in a manner even more refined than before. Even W O Bentley himself acknowledged that the 3½-Litre model was ...

49,000
4 Oct 2024
Suffolk

Offered here from long term ownership is a well-known example of what is considered by many knowledgeable enthusiasts to be the finest British sporting car of the Vintage period.

Vauxhall 30-98 adherents will maintain that while Bentley generated greater publicity - thanks largely to their victories at Le Mans - the Vauxhall company (which raced at both Grand Prix and Tourist Trophy ...

13,065
10 Sep 2024
Suffolk

As a Swiss, Talbot Chief Engineer, Georges Roesch, designed his cars with Alpine motoring in mind. With their combination of a strong and powerful push-rod six cylinder engine, powerful brakes, light and accurate steering and a compact, light yet sturdy chassis it is no surprise that Talbots excelled in the Alpine Trials of the 1930s, then undoubtedly the foremost long distance rally and an incredible ...

49,000
2 May 2024
Suffolk

Here we are delighted to offer for sale a car which represents what the Talbot competition department may themselves have produced had they continued in international sports car races beyond the 1932 season. As a low-slung two-seater based on period correct Talbot parts, it is easy to imagine this car competing against the latest products from Bugatti, Delahaye and Alfa Romeo in international sports ...

13,500
19 Feb 2024
Suffolk

12hp Talbots first acquired a reputation for performance soon after production of Talbot cars started in London. These Talbots were virtually unbeaten in their class for several years. Their sporting dominance was recognised in 1906 when the Autocar wrote about them “The performance of the invincible 12-16 hp Talbot in the Frome's Hill-climb is, to say the least of it, remarkable”. The passing ...

5,000
11 Jan 2024
Suffolk

As a Swiss, Talbot Chief Engineer Georges Roesch designed his cars with Alpine motoring in mind. With their combination of a strong and powerful push-rod six-cylinder engine, powerful brakes, light and accurate steering and a compact, light yet sturdy chassis it is no surprise that Talbots excelled in the Alpine Trials of the 1930s, then undoubtedly the foremost long-distance rally and an incredible ...

97,000
25 Oct 2023
Suffolk

The Brasier marque originated in 1901 when engineer Henri Brasier left Mors to join Georges Richard, who together with his brother Max had been building cars since the late 1890s at Ivry-Port, Seine, France. Previously called 'Georges Richard', the cars were renamed 'Richard-Brasier' for 1904 and plain 'Brasier' after 1905 following Georges Richard's departure. On ...

5,000
23 Sep 2023
Suffolk

The most successful division of the Anglo-French Sunbeam-Talbot-Darracq combine, Talbot might well have escaped take-over by Rootes in 1935 had it not been shackled to its weaker partners. The company's then healthy position had been achieved by a succession of well-engineered products penned by its designer, Swiss-born Georges Roesch, whose obsession with the pursuit of high performance through ...

5,000
8 Aug 2023
Suffolk

In June 1911, the remarkable young engineer George W A Brown, joined Talbot having already successfully developed cars for Argyll, Humber and Austin. He had shown what could be achieved in competitions while still at Austin where he was responsible for the Brooklands success of the streamlined “Pearly” Austin racing car.

At Talbot, Brown set about initially re-designing the 6-cylinder ...

0
18 Apr 2023
Suffolk

Following the 1933 Alpine Trial racer Mike Couper, privateer Hugh Eaton and motoring journalist Tommy Wisdom made a joint approach to Jack Scott, sales director of Clement Talbot, proposing a factory team of three cars for the 1934 event. They suggested that there could be no better reason for tackling the daunting Alpine Trial again "than to prove that the 105 in its fourth year of production was ...

61,000
5 Jan 2023
Suffolk

"Lagonda cars have always upheld a reputation for effortless fast touring and the pride of ownership which fine detail work and distinguished coachbuilding can give. The 4½-Litre model retains these characteristics, but scores considerably over its forebears by its high power-to-weight ratio. The chassis is no bigger than the three litre car, and there is no suggestion of clumsiness, heavy steering ...

24,000
22 Dec 2022
United Kingdom

Brooklands Double-Twelve, BARC Six-Hours, Irish Grand Prix competitor, Le Mans Classic Eligible

At the end of 1928 a syndicate of Waltham and Hertford, Hertfordshire-based racing enthusiasts decided to pool their resources in order to enter International long-distance sports car racing seriously in 1929. In February 1929 Lagonda agreed to supply the syndicate with special competition ...

4,800
14 Dec 2022
Suffolk