1937 Talbot T150-C SS 'Goutte d'Eau' by Figoni et Falaschi
Chassis 90110 is a Talbot T150-C SS, one of only two examples bodied by Figoni et Falaschi in the fully enclosed 'Goutte d'Eau' teardrop style with closed front fenders — a configuration better known on contemporary Delahaye coachwork. Completed on 25 November 1937 with body number 677, the car was rebodied in Switzerland by Hermann Graber after the war, retaining its original chassis, engine, and drivetrain. Beginning in 2000, Auto Classique Touraine in Tours undertook a near three-year restoration to return the car to its original Figoni et Falaschi teardrop configuration.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold €3,360,000 (≈ $3.7M)
- 1946-06-25 → 1966-04-04Acquisition unknownH. Freyfull documentation
Resident of Wengen who commissioned Hermann Graber to build a new postwar-style convertible body on the original chassis; engine and drivetrain were preserved. Registration in Graber's books dated 25 June 1946; design drawings dated 11 May 1946.
- 1966-04-04 → 1987-01-29Private saleG. Freyfull documentation
Zurich-based owner who held the car for roughly 21 years before selling to the subsequent owner.
- 1987-01-29 →Private saleCurrent ownerfull documentation
Commissioned a full restoration to the original Figoni et Falaschi teardrop configuration starting around 2000, carried out by Auto Classique Touraine in Tours over nearly three years; the entire process was documented on film.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- 1946BodyworkHermann Graber
Hermann Graber designed and fitted a new post-war style cabriolet body to the chassis; design drawings are dated 11 May 1946. The original chassis, engine, and drivetrain were all preserved.
Work registered in Graber's books on 25 June 1946; a standard practice of the era for war-damaged coachwork.
- 2000RestorationAuto Classique Touraine
A comprehensive restoration returning the car to its original fully enclosed Figoni et Falaschi teardrop coachwork, completed to a wholly authentic standard over approximately three years.
Managed by Patrick Delâge, grandson of Louis Delâge; the entire restoration process was documented on film. The workshop had prior experience recreating teardrop bodywork for another T150-C SS.
- —BodyworkAgerra Detailing SA
Paintwork treated to achieve a better-than-new finish.
Carried out in Switzerland after the main restoration; described as recent at the time of cataloguing.
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