Talbot AX 65 Six Light Saloon

The Talbot AX 65 was a six-cylinder British car of the early 1930s, pitched against Rolls-Royce at a lower price. This 1934 example has six-light saloon coachwork with a sloping tail, a large sunroof and a useful boot. The chassis was sent to Darracq for the body in March 1934 and first delivered through Pass and Joyce Ltd.

Ownership history is unusually settled. Just six custodians are recorded, and the first kept it from 1934 to 1967. The second, from the same family, kept it until 1990. Dry storage in a barn for many years left the interior almost entirely original, apart from a driver's seat base re-covered in matching leather.

Mechanically it has had new pistons, an engine overhaul, a rebuilt pre-selector gearbox and a new radiator core. A Kenlow fan and modern indicators have been added. The odometer reads 74,400 miles, which the dealer believes is correct. It is currently in Co Kildare, Ireland, on Irish plates with EEC taxes paid, and comes with paperwork dating back to new.