Talbot-Lago

Talbot-Lago
Company typeS.A.
IndustryAutomotive
PredecessorAutomobiles Talbot
Founded1936
FounderAntonio Lago
Defunct1959 (1959)
FateAcquired by Simca in 1959
Headquarters,
France
ProductsAutomobiles, racing cars
BrandsTalbot

Talbot-Lago was a French automobile manufacturer based in Suresnes, Hauts de Seine, outside Paris. The company was owned and managed by Antonio Lago, an Italian engineer that acquired rights to the Talbot brand name after the demise of Darracq London's subsidiary Automobiles Talbot France in 1936.

Under Lago's managing, the company produced a range of automobiles that included sport and racing cars; in some cases, the vehicles were designed by coachbuild company Figoni et Falaschi. Talbot-Lago faced financial problems; as a result, Lago sold the company to Simca in 1959.