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Year
Body
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Registration
Talbot 14/45
AQ Scout
1930
4 Door Weymann Saloon
30446
AQ7033
GN524
Delivery Date
Owner
Country
unknown
HIGGINBOTHAM
UK
Vehicle Information/Notes
6-cylinder overhead valve engine. 61mm bore x 95mm stroke. 1667cc. Coil ignition. Single carburettor. 4 speed manual gearbox with right hand gear change. 9’3” short chassis with Darracq 4-light Weymann panelled Saloon body. Top speed 65 mph. 22mpg. New price £395.
Model History
The Talbot 14/45 model was designed by Georges Roesch who was called back to Talbot in 1925 to design a new car. It had to be an instant success or the firm would collapse. Moreover, it needed to be perfect straight from the drawing board; there would be no time for experiment or testing. It was intended to provide the refinement of a Rolls Royce 20 hp at an affordable cost. It was an immediate success and the star of the 1926 Motor Show. This model was the basis for all the subsequent Roesch Talbots with only minor changes to the chassis, yet accommodating progressively larger engine capacities without increasing the engine length.
GN 524
1,002 Scouts were made, 493 had this body style originally and this car is the only one to survive today with the original body and be on the road. The car was delivered in December 1930 and carries the original London registration plate. The first owner is unknown but it has had 6 owners, all in the Liverpool area from 1939 until it was rescued by John Dodd who sold it to Noel Bagshaw in 1988 who totally restored the car with Bill Barrott during the next 7 years and used continuously before it was sold to the present owner in 2013. During the last 22 years it has required no more than routine servicing. It is a comfortable saloon though rather slow by today’s standards!
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