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could be back on its feet in 18 months. They paid his salary whilst he transformed the company and they also agreed to share any profits from the sale. His three pronged rescue plan for Talbot involved reducing expenses; building light sporting cars and using racing for development and publicity. He
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Sunbeam's heavy borrowing brought S.T.D. Motors to its knees when it fell due for repayment in mid 1934. S T D Motors was forced to sell profitable
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When, at the end of 1934, Automobiles Talbot S.A. was forced into receivership Lago managed to convert his rights to export Wilson gearboxes into an option to purchase the factory and its plant and machinery at
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hotel, followed by another concours sponsored by a Paris newspaper. Sales were slow due to French recession and lack of racing success so Lago found a new publicity niche, covering 100 miles in one hour at the
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and driven by well-known female racing drivers wearing tailored outfits that matched the cars. The following weekend the same cars and ladies were presented to the French motoring industry at the
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looking for him, but as they shot the two owners he threw the grenade and ran out the back door. One of the fascists was killed and Lago fled to Paris, reportedly never returning to Italy.
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Capitalising on the company's success in sportscar racing, Lago announced plans to build a 3-litre V16-engined car for the 1938 Grand Prix season. He showed the blueprints to the
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by the French government "for the glory he brought to France on the race course". He died in Paris in
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Lago was a "ruthless businessman with great charm". In 1933 he had persuaded the other directors of S T D Motors that with him as director
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insisted that the racing cars should be closely related to Talbot production models.
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model. Antonio Lago organised its promotion. In June three cars, painted in the
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or Talbot London, Sunbeam which now had little value —both bought by
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1937 Talbot Lago T150 SS. Teardrop Coupe bodywork by
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