‘ coachwork by Figoni et Falaschi , and immediately became one of the most elegant , as well as fastest , cars on the road .
Less than thirty of these roadgoing T150C SS models were built , with the majority of them bodied by legendary French carrosserie Figoni et Falaschi , including the example set to appear at Concours of Elegance 2024 .
The ' New York ' model Teardrop Talbot- Lago – so named because this design was revealed at the New York Auto Salon in 1938 , after two earlier iterations – flows perfectly , one coherent design from front to back . It was the brainchild of Lago , influenced by the kinetic art of Geo Ham and has been revered since its introduction as one of the most elegant car designs of all time . The fourth of fourteen built , of which all but one survive , this car was the only example not to have been fitted with a sunroof , instead for cabin ventilation the twin windscreens open outwards on compact dash operated ratchet winders .
This car ’ s first owner was a man nicknamed ' Suicide Freddie ', for his fondness for skiing , bobsleigh , motor racing and yachting , whose lifestyle was befitting of the car ’ s nature . With his time split between the glitter of Paris and the glamour of the French Riviera , there could hardly be a more suitable car for the runs up and down the length of 1930s France .