Talbot Samba Cabriolet
Discussion
SambaS said:
Quirky yes. Tecnically French, although I believe Clement-Talbot was an English company in the 30s. Peugeot bought Chrysler europe in 1979 and dug up the talbot marque to badge the range (Alpine, Horizon, Avenger, Sunbeam)
There was a British Talbot which became part of the Roots group and a French Talbot Largo who became part of Simca. Roots and Simca were both taken over by Chrysler who were then snapped up by Peugeot. Somebody must know whether the brand is British, French or (in all probability) a mongrel.SambaS said:
Yea I was gutted as was the owner who really wanted it saved. Would have fit right in with my 80s stuff. However I did think one beige car might be enough! 
is that a 6190 with the loader on it? It's a David brown stood next to it, but I can't make out what is on the tanker in the top right corner. CDP said:
SambaS said:
Quirky yes. Tecnically French, although I believe Clement-Talbot was an English company in the 30s. Peugeot bought Chrysler europe in 1979 and dug up the talbot marque to badge the range (Alpine, Horizon, Avenger, Sunbeam)
There was a British Talbot which became part of the Roots group and a French Talbot Largo who became part of Simca. Roots and Simca were both taken over by Chrysler who were then snapped up by Peugeot. Somebody must know whether the brand is British, French or (in all probability) a mongrel.And from memory, the Talbot Alpine was car of the year in 1979....
]I was an apprentice at Talbot in the early 80's when Peugeot came in and recall spending a stint as part of my training in their Marketing division. Distinctly remember sitting next to an employee when they had the job of calling a competition winner to tell them they had won a competition with Opal Fruits and were to receive their first prize of a bright Yello Samba Cabrio!
The Tagora was a belting motor - tons of room in the back and indeed - ultra scarce these days.
The Tagora was a belting motor - tons of room in the back and indeed - ultra scarce these days.
CDP said:
SambaS said:
Quirky yes. Tecnically French, although I believe Clement-Talbot was an English company in the 30s. Peugeot bought Chrysler europe in 1979 and dug up the talbot marque to badge the range (Alpine, Horizon, Avenger, Sunbeam)
There was a British Talbot which became part of the Roots group and a French Talbot Largo who became part of Simca. Roots and Simca were both taken over by Chrysler who were then snapped up by Peugeot. Somebody must know whether the brand is British, French or (in all probability) a mongrel.It was something of a full circle as Talbot-Lago was 'originally' Sunbeam-Talbot-Darracq, Darracq having bought Clement-Talbot in 1919 and merged with Sunbeam in 1920. The group collapsed in 1935 and Talbot was sold to the Rootes Group who also took the Sunbeam name/brand. Talbot-Lago was taken over by Chysler in 1959. Chrysler bought into Rootes in 1964.
The engine's to come out soon as the clutch has been slipping for 2 years (1 year off road due to cataclysmic MOT fail) and the exhaust manifold has a crack or leak so she's noisy and as tappety as ever. Also needs a repaint under there and a bit of weld to the bulkhead. May as well get it all done at once but I'm dragging my heels in cos will take me more than a few weekends!
SambaS said:
twazzock said:
I know, hence the 'desperate for cash' bit. Don't know the story of the car obviously, but I imagine that a car like that, once made known to an owners club, will be snapped up VERY quickly. Regardless of the motives, it's a shame.
Well this makes it more annoying actually the club were made aware of the car in November last year. People viewed it but no one committed. Btw I am now to my regret not signed up. I found out of the cars existance last week and rang the owner straight up to be told it was scrapped. Ive wanted one for yearsHow many Samba ragtops are left now, can't be in double digits even?!
EDIT: 13 according to HowManyLeft. Not many at all.
Tha Tagora was a very capable car in its day. Loads of room with a decent spec. Cruise control, electric widows and mirrors in 1981.
The Matra Simca Bagheera had a quirky vertical radio installation and the 3 seats were ideal if your idea of a balanced relationship was a ménage et toils.
Ditto the Talbot Matra Murena but that had a 5th gear that would have been better suited to 4th.
The Samba Cabriolet was ahead of its time.
The Chrysler 180/2 Litre was vastly superior to the Ford Cortina but rot meant life expectancy guaranteed virtual extinction in no time.
The Alpine and Solara were just nasty and robbed the UK of badging Alpine Renaults correctly in the UK.
The Rancho as nasty as the Alpine but great idea in principal.
The Matra Simca Bagheera had a quirky vertical radio installation and the 3 seats were ideal if your idea of a balanced relationship was a ménage et toils.
Ditto the Talbot Matra Murena but that had a 5th gear that would have been better suited to 4th.
The Samba Cabriolet was ahead of its time.
The Chrysler 180/2 Litre was vastly superior to the Ford Cortina but rot meant life expectancy guaranteed virtual extinction in no time.
The Alpine and Solara were just nasty and robbed the UK of badging Alpine Renaults correctly in the UK.
The Rancho as nasty as the Alpine but great idea in principal.
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