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Talbot-Lago T150 C-SS #8 24 Hours of Le Mans 1939 CMC 1:18

Talbot-Lago T150 C-SS #8 24 Hours of Le Mans 1939 CMC 1:18
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Specifications
Car Brand
Talbot-Lago
Model Manufacturer
CMC
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
M-167
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5-layer carton Foam-filled interior
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About the Talbot-Lago T150 C-SS #8 24 Hours of Le Mans 1939 CMC 1:18

TL;DR: CMC's 1:18 diecast Talbot-Lago T150 C-SS reproduces the #8 entry from the 1939 Le Mans 24 Hours, with opening doors and bonnet. This used model comes with a box showing traces of storage, capturing a French endurance racer from the final Le Mans held before the Second World War.

The 1939 Le Mans was the last running of the race before a six-year wartime interruption, and this Talbot-Lago entry carries the weight of racing at the very end of that pre-war era.

CMC's Multi-Part Diecast on a Streamlined Pre-War Racer

Built from a substantial count of separately fitted metal parts, this casting captures the T150 C-SS's teardrop-shaped bodywork and flowing rear fairing with the smooth, continuous surfacing that pre-war coachbuilders worked hard to achieve by hand. The doors and bonnet open, exposing the straight-six engine and a cabin fitted out with the minimal, purposeful instrumentation typical of endurance racing before the war. Race number eight and the French racing livery are reproduced against long, sweeping wings that define the car's aerodynamic ambitions for the period.

Racing at the Close of a Pre-War Era

Talbot-Lago built genuine competitive credibility in French motorsport through the late 1930s, and the T150 C-SS's streamlined bodywork reflected serious aerodynamic thinking at a time when many rivals still relied on simple, boxy shapes. The 1939 Le Mans 24 Hours would prove to be the final running of the race until 1949, making any genuine entrant from that event a direct link to the last moment of pre-war endurance racing before the sport, and much of Europe, was interrupted for years. That historical position, right at the edge of a major interruption, gives this specific entry a weight that later, more common racing liveries cannot match.

A Used Pre-War Racer for a Vintage Collection

This copy has been previously owned, and its box shows traces of storage rather than any concern about the model itself. With opening doors and bonnet, checking both settle cleanly is sensible before display. Positioned alongside other pre-war Le Mans entries, this Talbot-Lago anchors a collection at a genuinely pivotal, poignant point in endurance racing history.

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